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towards the extreme termination, to give an air of grandeur, and 
admit of a full prospect from and to the mansion. 
Each boundary must be planted with a choice variety of orna- 
mental trees and shrubs, deciduous, and evergreens, arranged prin- 
cipally in several clumps; some consisting of lofty trees, others 
being entirely of the shrub kinds, and some consisting of trees, 
shrubs, and herbaceous plants together; in all of which arrange the 
taller growing kinds backward, and the lower forward, according 
to their gradation of height, embellishing the front with the more 
curious low flowering shrubs and evergreens, interspersed with 
various herbaceous flowering perennials, all open to the lawn and 
walks. 
In the general arrangement, the great art is to vary the prospect 
of the difterent divisions so as they may variously present an air of 
novelty and source of convenience and entertainment. 
Around towards the outward boundary fence is generally ar- 
ranged a plantation of trees and shrubs, in varied easy sweeps, 
and broad enough to admit of a serpentine walk through the whole 
extent, under cover of these trees and shrubs, for private and shady 
walking; with breaks and openings here and there to admit of 
prospects, both to the lawn and surrounding country. 
In various parts of the pleasure-ground leave recesses and other 
places surrounded with clumps of trees and shrubs for the erection 
of garden edifices, such as temples, grottos, rural seats, statues, 
&c. ; and if water from some upper spring or head can be led in a 
winding course through the lower parts in gentle meanders, it will 
have a charming effect. 
Other internal divisions appear with an air of grandeur and 
magnificence when exhibiting a spacious opening of grass -ground, 
bounded by the noblest trees and shrubs in various elegant clumps, 
groves, groups, and straight ranges, and the opening terminated 
by some fine open prospect, grand piece of water, or ornamental 
building. 
Another part shall appear more gay and sprightly, displaying an 
elegant flower-ground or flower-garden, designed somewhat in the 
parterre way, in various beds, borders, and other divisions, fur- 
nished with the most curious flowers, and the boundary decorated 
with an arrangement of various clumps of the most beautiful flower- 
ing shrubs and lively evergreens; each clump also bordered with a 
variety of the herbaceous flowery tribe. 
Another division, sometimes to diversify the scenery, presents a 
wilderness in irregular partitions of plantations, having intervening 
spaces of grass-ground and gravel walks extended in various direc- 
tions; some by winding mazes or labyrinths into openings formed 
in difterent parts; the boundary plantation of this division being 
generally planted in close assemblage with serpentine walks be- 
tween; some leading in private meanders towards the interior 
parts, or breaking out sometimes into other walks that are open 
and spacious, both of grass and gravel occasionally, conducted in 
serpentine turns to cause the greater variety; some places being 
closely bordered with tall trees to effect a gloominess and perfect 
