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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 
a charming variety in the scene, either when seen from a 
given point or when examined in detail. It must not be 
forgotten that, as a general rule, the grass or surface of 
the lawn answers as the principal light, and the woods or 
plantations as the shadows, in the same manner in nature 
as in painting ; and that these should be so managed as to 
lead the eye to the mansion as the most important object 
when seen from without, or correspond to it in grandeur 
and magnitude, when looked upon from within the house. 
If the surface is too much crowded with groups of foliage, 
breadth of light will be found wanting ; if left too bare, 
there will be felt, on the other hand, an absence of the 
noble effect of deep and broad shadows. 
One of the loveliest charms of a fine park is, undoubted- 
ly, variation or undulation of surface. Everything, 
accordingly, which tends to preserve and strengthen this 
pleasing character, should be kept constantly in view. 
Where, therefore, there are no obvious objections to such 
a course, the eminences, gentle swells, or hills, should be 
planted, in preference to the hollows or depressions. By 
planting the elevated portions of the grounds, theii 
apparent height is increased ; but by planting the hollows, 
all distinction is lessened and broken up. Indeed, where 
there is but a trifling and scarcely perceptible undulation 
the importance of the swells of surface already existing is 
surprisingly increased, when this course of planting is 
adopted ; and the whole, to the eye, appears finely 
varied. 
Where the grounds of the residence to be planted are 
level, or nearly so, and it is desirable to confine the VA ew 
on any or all sides, to the lawn or park itself, the boundarv 
groups and masses must be so connected together as. from 
