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moving earth; that the simplest and rea- 

 diest means of accomplishing each design 

 may he suggested; since it is not by vast 

 labour, or great expence, that nature is 

 generally to be improved; on the con- 

 trary, 



* Ce noble emploi demande un artiste qui pense, 

 Prodigue de genie, mais non pas de depense.' 



LES JAKDINS. 



Requisites 

 of a 



Landscape 

 Gardener. 



If the knowledge of painting be insuf- 

 ficient without that of gardening, on the 

 other hand, the mere gardener, without 

 somevskill in painting, will seldom be able 

 to form a just idea of effects, before they 

 are carried into e.veciition. This faculty of 

 foreknowing effects constitutes the master 

 in every branch of the polite arts; and 

 can only be the result of a correct eye, a 

 ready conception, and a fertihty of inven- 

 tion, to which the professor adds practical 

 experience. 



Of this art, painting and gardening 

 are not the only foundations: the artist 

 must possess a competent knowledge of 

 mrveyingi mechanics^ hydraulics, agricul- 



