THE LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFUL 



thy for the outdoor world in its largest 

 aspects. Vaux had the technical skill of 

 the trained architect and a knowledge of 

 European practice. In the various works 

 executed by this firm, as notably in Central 

 Park, many of the most pleasing details 

 were of Vaux's suggestion and design, 

 while the unity of the scheme considered 

 all together was due to Olmsted's broader 

 vision. It is an easy inference that, during 

 the period of this partnership, Olmsted 

 learned a great deal from Vaux in the way 

 of technical method which stood him in 

 good service in his later work. 



The work of Charles Eliot is easier to 

 judge than that of any other American 

 landscape gardener. This is due to various 

 reasons, — (i) to its comparative and 

 lamentable brevity, (2) to its simplicity 

 and consistency, and (3), most of all, to 

 the completeness with which it is set forth 

 in the magnificent memoir by his father. 

 We may say briefly of his work that it 

 follows the Olmstedian methods already 

 outlined, that he showed a great fondness 

 for natural scenery, superior perhaps even 

 to that of Olmsted himself, and that he 

 was a leader in America in the projection 



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