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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 
The chief, and indeed almost the only value of these 
willows in Landscape Gardening, is to embellish low 
grounds, streams of water, or margins of lakes. When 
mingled with other trees, they often harmonize so badly 
from their extremely different habits, foliage, and color, 
that unless very sparingly introduced, they cannot fail to 
have a bad effect. On the banks of streams, however, 
they are extremely appropriate, hanging their slender 
branches over the liquid element, and drawing genial 
nourishment from the moistened soil. 
“ Le saule inclin6 sur la rive penchante, 
Balan^ant mollement sa tete blanchissante.” 
In the middle distance of a scene, also, where a stream 
winds partially hidden, or which might otherwise wholly 
escape the eye, these trees, if planted along its course, 
connected as they are in our minds with watery soils, will 
not fail to direct the attention and convey forcibly the 
impression of a brook or river, winding its way beneath 
their shade. 
In landscapes, the Weeping willow is peculiarly express* 
ive of grace and softness. Although a highly beautiful 
tree, great care must be used in its introduction, to 
preserve the harmony and propriety of the whole ; as 
nothing could be more strikingly inappropriate than to 
: ntermix it frequently with trees expressive of dignity or 
majesty, as the oak, etc. ; where the violent contrast 
n xhibited in the near proximity of the two opposite forms, 
could only produce discord. The favorite place, where 
it is most true to nature and itself, is near water, 
where 
“ it dips 
Its pendent boughs, stooping as if to drink.” Cowper. 
