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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 
for architectural, or, indeed, any other species of beauty. 
But besides such, there will always be found some men of 
finer natures, who have a sympathetic appreciation of the 
beautiful in nature and art. Among these, the classical 
scholar and gentleman may, from association and the love 
of antiquity, prefer a villa in the Grecian or Roman style. 
He who has a passionate love of pictures and especially 
fine landscapes, will perhaps, very naturally, prefer the 
modern Italian style for a country residence. The wealthy 
proprietor, either from the romantic and chivalrous asso- 
ciations connected with the baronial castle, or from desire 
to display his own resources, may indulge his fancy in 
erecting a castellated dwelling. The gentleman who 
wishes to realize the beau ideal of a genuine old English 
country residence, with its various internal comforts, and 
its spirited exterior, may establish himself in a Tudor villa 
or mansion ; and the lover of nature and rural life, who, 
with more limited means, takes equal interest in the beauty 
of his grounds or garden (however small) and his house — 
who is both an admirer of that kind of beauty called the 
picturesque, and has a lively perception of the effect of a 
happy adaptation of buildings to the landscape, — such a 
person will very naturally make choice of the rural cottage 
style. 
Entrance Lodges are not only handsome architectural 
objects in the scenery of country residences of large size, 
out are in many cases exceedingly convenient, both to the 
family and the guests or visitors having frequent ingress 
and egress. The entrance lodge may further be considered 
a matter strictly useful, in serving as the dwelling of the 
