412 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



quiet portion of the grounds, wliere undisturbed meditation 

 mav be enjoyed. As our favorite Delille says : 



" Sachez ce qui convient ou nuit au caractere. 

 Un reduit £cart^, dans un lieu solitaire, 

 Peint mieux la solitude encore et I'abandou. 

 Montrez-vous done fidele a chaque expression ; 

 N'allez pas au grand jour oiTrir un ermitage : 

 Ne caohez point un temple au fond d'un bois sauvage." 



Les Jabdins. 



Or if certain objects are unav^oidably placed in situations 

 of inimical expression, the artist should labor to alter the 

 character of the locality. How much this can be done by 

 the proper choice of trees and shrubs, and the proper 

 arrangement of plantations, those who have seen the 

 difference in aspect of certain favorite localities of wild 

 nature, as covered with wood, or as denuded by the axe, 

 can well judge. And we hope the amateur, who has 

 made himself familiar with the habits and peculiar 

 expressions of different trees, as pointed out in this work, 

 will not find himself at a loss to effect such changes, by 

 the aid of time, with ease and facility. 



