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<c Chapter iv. Of planting for immediate and for future effect.'" 

 This is to shew, that Mr. Brown planted clumps with a view of producing 

 future groups ; but, had this been the case, Mr. Brown would have studied 

 connection and general effect in these clumps relatively. " Clumps, groups , 

 and masses." We are shewn what these are on a plate j the one of arti- 

 ficial scenery, the other natural ; the last is of ugly nature, and contains 

 two compact lumpish masses which every man of taste would avoid looking 

 at, which no painter would copy, nor any picturesque improver wish to 

 introduce into scenery; it is obviously an indirect attempt to shew that 

 clumps are not unnatural, in the same way as the view of the Thames from 

 Purley (given in " Observations,") is probably selected out of many other pre- 

 ferable views, to shew that even serpentine rivers sometimes exist in nature. 

 " New modes of planting zvastes and commons " This is merely using 

 deciduous trees and thorns in place of firs, and planting them large and 

 irregularly ; the difference of effect is shewn on two views, and the inven- 

 tion ascribed to Robert Marsham, Esq. of Stratton. " The browsing line 

 described ; example, Milton Abbey." This is merely the line formed by 

 cattle cropping the lower branches of trees. " Combination of masses to 

 produce great woodsy example, Coombe Lodge." A long desultory quo- 

 tation from the red book of Coombe Lodge is introduced ; the whole 

 amounts to nothing, unless it be that a hill at that place could not be 

 wholly covered with wood, which would have the best effect but as the 

 land cannot be spared, the spectator must be content to admire the beau- 

 ties of intricacy in place of breadth, which " would prompt the necessity of 

 planting the whole of the hill behind the house!'!" page 56. " Character 

 and shape of ground to be studied." This is a pompous introduction of the 

 well known quotation from Mason, where he directs " with sweeping train 

 of forest, hill to hill unite," &c. " Outline of new plantations." It is cu- 

 rious to observe how Mr. Repton gets over any difficult part of his subject $ 

 the mode of copying from his " red books" (or MS. in the possession of 

 gentlemen who have been his employers) is admirably adapted to it. After 

 observing that the outline of plantations in a naked country will appear hard 

 and artificial for a few years, and that it is difficult to point out the precise 



