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CONTENTS. 



Of forming and planting islands' 89 



The trees most proper for islands 92 



Caution with regard to firs and trees of a light green 93 



Of water plants > • » 94 



Comparison between a piece of water and a lawn — between 



islands, and clumps and thickets - » 96 



Circular islands in the centre • • ibid. 



On flowing line6 and curves'- 97 



Insensible transitions, not lines, the cause of beauty in land- 

 scape • ••<..... 93 



The great defect of Mr. Brown's system • 100 



Distinction between a beautiful and a picturesrjue river - 102 



Essay on Decorations. 



Difficulties in treating the subject, and whence they arise • • • • 103 

 The great defect of modern gardening an affectation of simpli- 

 city—Mr. Mason's address to Simplicity objected to 109 



The characters of Richness and Simplicity in painting HQ 



Architecture, even of the simplest kind» requires the accompa- 

 niments of art • • 112 



Gardens in Italy; their general character ibid. 



Their character when kept up, and when neglected 113 



Vanbrugh's answer when consulted about the garden at Blenr 



heim , 1 16 



An account of an old-fashioned garden, which I myself destroyed, 



and regret- •■••»••*' 113 



Arguments in favour of the old Italian gardens, from the cha- 

 racters of the artists employed to adorn them 128 



The principles on which their excellence is founded* • • i %30 



