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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



affords a proof, in addition to many others, of 

 the inutility of suggestions not founded upon 

 some principle. 



The acknowledgment of the author of the 

 English Garden, after all his investigation of 

 the sunk fence, that it is 



" defective still, 

 " Though hid with happiest art," 



renders it unnecessary to go through the 

 subject with him ; and I fear his receipt for 

 annihilating an upright railing is equally 

 defective. 



Mr. Hepton, treating of fences to the dress 

 ground, says, — " After various attempts to 

 " remedy these defects, I have at length 

 " boldly had recourse to artificial manage- 

 " ment, by raising the ground near the house 

 " about three feet, and by supporting it with 

 " a wall of the same material as the house. 

 " In addition to this, an iron rail on the top, 

 " only three feet high, becomes a sufficient 

 " fence, and forms a sort of terrace in front 

 " of the house, making an avowed separation 

 ft between grass kept by the scythe, and the 

 " park fed by deer or other cattle." 



In many instances, this raising of the 



