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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 
quiet portion of the grounds, where undisturbed meditation 
may be enjoyed. As our favorite Delille says : 
“ Sachez ce qui convient ou nuit au caractere. 
IJn reduit ecarte, dans un lieu solitaire, 
Peint mieux la solitude encore et ? abandon. 
Montrez-vous done fidele a chaque expression ; 
N’allez pas au grand jour offrir un ermitage : 
Ne cachez point un temple au fond d’un bois sauvage.” 
Les Jardins. 
Or if certain objects are unavoidably placed in situations 
of inimical expression, the artist should labor to alter the 
character of the locality. How much this can be done by 
the proper choice of trees and shrubs, and the proper 
arrangement of plantations, those who have seen the 
difference in aspect of certain favorite localities of wild 
nature, as covered with wood, or as denuded by the axe, 
can well judge. And we hope the amateur, who has 
made himself familiar with the habits and peculiar 
expressions of different trees, as pointed out in this work, 
will not find himself at a loss to effect such changes, by 
the aid of time, with ease and facility. 
