European and Japanese Gardens 
It is rmanifest that any attempt at a detailed reproduc¬ 
tion in this 5 country of the exact dispositions of any given Italian 
villa would l be pedantic and irrational, if not absurd, because of 
wide divergences of condition, climate, life and environment. 
But it is noot irrational to study the principles and methods of 
this highlyy developed art, and to adapt to our own con¬ 
ditions sucth of those principles and methods as lend them- 
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(Demolished)—Section and Perspective 
selves reacdily and artistically to those conditions. One or 
two cauticons are, however, necessary. One should never 
forget, for instance, that many elements in the present aspect 
of these gairdens are adventitious and wholly unforeseen in the 
original deesign, and that such as are due to the action of time 
and weatheer cannot be imitated or reproduced. Trees persist 
in growingg, so do hedges. Masonry persists in crumbling ; 
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