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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 
enrichment,) it may be an architectural flower-garden. In 
the latter case, intermingled with the flowers, are to he seen 
•vases, fountains, and sometimes even statues ; the effect of 
the fine colours and deep foliage of the former, heightened 
by contrast with the sculptured forms of the latter. 
If our readers will now step back a few rods with us and 
take a second view of our villa residence, with its supposed 
harmonizing accessories, we think they can hardly fail to be 
impressed at once, with the great improvement of the whole, 
The eye now, instead of witnessing the sudden termination of 
the architecture at the base of the house, where the lawn 
commences as suddenly, will be at once struck with the in- 
creased variety and richness imparted to the whole scene, by 
the addition of the architectural and garden decorations. 
The mind is led gradually down from the house, with its 
projecting porch or piazzas, to the surrounding terrace crown- 
ed with its beautiful vases, and from thence to the architec- 
tural flower-garden, interspersed with similar ornaments. 
The various play of light afforded by these sculptured forms 
on the terrace ; the projections and recesses of the parapet, 
with here and there, some climbing plants luxuriantly en- 
wreathing it, throwing out the mural objects in stronger re- 
lief, and connecting them pleasantly with the verdure of the 
turf beneath ; the still farther rambling off of vases, etc., 
into the brilliant flower-garden, which, through these orna- 
ments, maintains an avowed connection with the architec- 
ture of the house ; all this, we think it cannot be denied, 
forms a rich setting to the architecture, and unites agreeably 
the forms of surrounding nature with the more regular and 
uniform outlines of the building. 
The effect, will not be less pleasing if viewed from 
another point of view, viz : the terrace, or from the apart- 
