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edgy fweeps of a gravel walk. He has 

 indeed the advantage in diverfity of 

 plants, in gaiety and brilliancy of colours; 

 an advantage, however, which has its dan- 

 ger, and which is liable to great abufe. 

 But let the fame kind of fcene (and there 

 mull be thoufands of them) be placed in 

 a warmer climate — in the fouthern part of 

 North America. There fuch groups and 

 thickets would be compofed of the various 

 oaks or maples ; of tulip trees, or acacias 

 mixed with magnolias, cedars, kalmeas, 

 rhododendrons, andromedas, &c. ; the wild 

 vines, and Virginia creeper climbing up 

 the larger trees, and loofely hanging from 

 their boughs : Would the making all thofe 

 tufts and groups feparate, and clump-like, 

 and digging round them — would levelling 

 the whole ground, and mowing what 

 flowers the flieep had fpared — would the 



making 



