. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . ated in our minds. £»8 WATER IN LANDSCAPE. The painter, too, has represented the beauties of water withall the magic of his wondrous art. If, in his introduction ofwater into landscape scenery, the artist can so dispose it as tocall into action any of the sentiments that each of these sourcesis capable of producing
. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . ated in our minds. £»8 WATER IN LANDSCAPE. The painter, too, has represented the beauties of water withall the magic of his wondrous art. If, in his introduction ofwater into landscape scenery, the artist can so dispose it as tocall into action any of the sentiments that each of these sourcesis capable of producing-, he will have in that spectators mindan advocate for the beauties of water that will make needlessall other motives for its admiration. With regard to the situation of water in landscape improve-ments, it is scarcely necessary to observe that the practices ofnature in her happiest works should be followed, and thereforethat the valley is the properest site for it; for, when situated onhigh ground, or on rapidly inclined planes particularly, theoperations of art, in some points of view, will be manifest, unlessthe defect be discreetly hid by such well arranged plantations aswill conceal the embankments, arrest the view of the slope,and produce the appearances of a PLATE VIII. A RUSTIC BRIDGE. WATER being so essential to the beauty of cultivated sce-nery^ from its power of contrast to the surrounding verdure^, itsbrilliancy, colour, motion and sparkling reflections, as also fromother results of its mirror-like surface—the frequent use of itdemands the introduction of an additional picturesque feature tothe landscape. The annexed design for a bridge is suitable to this purpose:it forms a rustic shelter and fishing seat; and the parapets ofeach extremity arranged in step-like forms are prepared toreceive orange trees or other plants. The construction is chiefly of timber and unbarked slabs, andthe roof is proposed to be covered by reed thatching. It sometimes happens
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