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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 
scape Gardening, we may remark, that, if unity, only, wer e 
consulted, ;a scene might be planted with but one kind of 
tree, the effect of which would be sameness ; on the other 
hand, variety might be carried so far as to have every tree 
of a different kind, which would produce a confused effect. 
Harmony, however, introduces contrast, and variety, but 
keeps them subordinate to unity, and to the leading expres- 
sion, and is, thus, the highest principle of the three. 
In this brief abstract of the nature of imitation in Land- 
scape Gardening, and the kinds of beauty which it is possible 
to produce by means of the art, we have endeavoured to elu- 
cidate its leading principles, clearly, to the reader. These 
grand principles we shall here succinctly recapitulate, 
premising, that a familiarity with them is of the very first 
importance in the successful practice of this elegant art, viz. 
The Imitation of the Beauty of Expression, 
derived from a refined perception of the sentiment of na- 
ture: The Recognition of Art, founded on the immu- 
tability of the true, as well as the beautiful: And the 
Production of Unity, Harmony, and Variety, in 
order to render complete, and continuous, our enjoyment 
of any artistical work. 
Neither the professional Landscape Gardener, nor the ama- 
teur, can hope for much success in realizing the nobler effects 
of the art, unless he first make himself master of the natural 
character, or prevailing expression, of the place to be im- 
proved. In this nice perception, at a glance, of the natural 
expression, as well as the capabilities of a residence, lies the 
secret of the superior results produced even by the improver, 
who, to use the words of Horace Walpole, “ is proud of no 
other art than that of softening nature’s harshness, and copy- 
ing her graceful touch.” When we discover the picturesque , 
