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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



effected which Sir Uvedale Price so feelingly 

 describes, and so justly condemns. 



The Beautiful and the Picturesque are so 

 intimately united in the architectural fore- 

 ground, as to be almost inseparable : the Pic- 

 turesque embraces the leading forms, the 

 angular projections, the abruptnesses, and 

 varieties of the outline ; while the Beautiful 

 is traced in the symmetry, regularity, and 

 finishing of the parts. 



Let the richness, intricacy, and variety that 

 characterise the old system be contrasted with 

 the best arrangement of ground, the finest 

 verdure, and the most natural disposition of 

 trees and shrubs which modern improvement 

 can effect ; and, I conceive, it will be gener- 

 ally allowed that the former will excite an 

 interest, both in the eye and in the mind, 

 beyond any that can arise from the present 

 system ; and this in proportion to the magni- 

 tude and decorative character of the mansion, 

 as artificial objects require a corresponding 

 accompaniment of art to unite them gradually 

 with the scenery of simple nature. 



If, again, we consider the architectural 

 foreground as respects colour, and light, and 

 shadow, the advantage it possesses will be 



