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By wild nature, he probably means fimple nature unim- 



proved by art. How far fuch wild nature, when arranged 



by the painter, may accord with dreffed fcenery - 95 



Many fcenes in unimproved nature highly beautiful in the 

 itricteft fenfe, and which are of courfe produced by acci- 

 dent, not defign - 98 



Mr.R.'s parallel between modern gardening and the Eng- 

 lifli conftitution - - .- - - - -103 



A more apt and inftructive one might have been drawn be- 

 tween it and the art of painting - - _ - 104 



Mr. R.'s defence of the detail of Mr. Brown's practice — the 

 clump - - - - 105 



Mr. Brown ftudied diftin&nefs, not connection. Connexion 

 the leading principle of the art, and the molt flagrantly 

 and fyftematically violated - - - - - 107 



The two principal defects in the compofition of landfcapes, 

 that of objects being too crowded or too fcattered. Mr.R.'s 

 condemnation of fingle trees in heavy fences very juft - 108 



The ground mult be prepared, fenced, and planted too 

 thick at firft. Remedies propofed for the defeds which 



that method, though the belt, will occafion - - 109 



The belt - - - - 110 



Caufes afligned for its introduction and continuance - 115 

 Nothing fo convenient as to work by general receipts, fuch 



as clumps, belts, &c. faj t 



The belt a gigantic hedge — difference between that and the 

 accidental fcreens to old parks — thofe are true objects of 

 imitation to the landfcape-gardener. Mr.R.'s improved 

 belt not properly a belt; certainly not Mr. Brown's, &c. 1 1G 



Even that improved belt thewn to be tedious from his own 



account - - - - - - - - -118 



Mr. P.'s recommendation to gentlemen to become their 



own landfcape-gardeners, not likely to injure the pro- 



feflion, and ftill lefs the art 1 19 



No art more adapted to men of liberal education who have 



places in the country; its practice not difficult - - 120 



Lefs 



