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2. In regard to wood, the vulgar practice is to shut out the 

 country by a belt, and to vary the space within by clumps. The 

 style proposed tends to increase the expression and character of 

 the situation, whatever part of the grounds that may direct to 

 be wooded, whether in the middle or the boundaries ; and in 

 place of shutting out the country, the wood diverges gradually 

 into hedgerows, in order as much as possible to unite and har- 

 monize it with the residence. 



3. In regard to buildings, the common way is to conceal 

 every thing except the mansion. This shews every building, 

 not as single objects, but as component parts of the scenery. 



4. In regard to water, the old plan is to produce quantity or 

 extent of surface, and render it as conspicuous as possible. 

 The style proposed is to produce natural character. 



5. In regard to ground, the modern system is to smooth and 

 form undulating surfaces : this attends to character. 



6. In regard to parks, modern landscape gardening makes 

 them smooth and destitute of under-growths, ferns, and other 

 plants. This, by introducing hollies, thorns, briars, ferns, 

 and sometimes furze, broom, and brambles, gives them a wild 

 forest character which is the grand object of their formation. 



