THE LAWS OF DEVELOPING LANDSCAPE. 



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leafage, fruit, and flowers all have the full enjoyment of their existence. 

 This perfect development is only attained when space for growth is given, 

 so that they not only do not touch each other, but space between is given 

 for the circulation of air. 



Large masses of trees cannot be seen near at hand, but have to be 

 looked at from distances in proportion to their sizes. Fully developed 

 trees in proper spaces apart give far richer and deeper and higher im- 

 pressions than any tree packing, be it square or round, by nature or man, 

 as they are more infinite in impressions instead of producing limited 

 impressions of packing. 



In making woodlands into parks the interwinding of grass gives a 

 charm to beauty, and the trees protect the grass and make it richer and 

 of longer duration, being protected from cold of winter and heat of 

 summer. 



Fig. 174.— General Outlines, for the Union of Trees, Shrubs, ani> Water. 



Carpeting plants and walks, to be arranged according to the levels of the 

 ground. Outlines curvature of a regular nature. 



In parks flowers and shrubs are, and should be, often abundant, but 

 trees are ever the principle of parks, and should have space allotted to 

 their characters. 



In planting parks, when the lines of sight are observed, the high and 

 low points of the lands, water, sky, and objects of interest, such as possible 

 good trees, rocks, &c, one or more of these are ever present, and these 

 vary so much that they always give an original design for tree-planting 

 or tree- thinning with far more diversification than any lands properly 

 laid out will exhibit. The proper development of any large timber- 

 growing trees requires considerable space to exhibit its impressions of 

 character. 



The Figures 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, and 179 have been designed 

 for tree-planting. Fig. 173 is an outline for various trees where space is 



