. Isforcomfort and convenience, for luxury even; it is to exi)ress civiiiziitiou auJ care and design, and to foster the refinement of our natures. In planning it, beauty of form should always be kept in view ; for as in a work of art beauty of form is superior to coloring, as it betokens a deeper acquaintance with principles, a higher refinement, so in gardening shapeliness is superior to quantity, and gracefulness of outline to meaningless groups of color. By this we do not in any sense mean that color should be discarded; for beauty of tint and tone are necessary adjuncts of comeliness of fo
. Isforcomfort and convenience, for luxury even; it is to exi)ress civiiiziitiou auJ care and design, and to foster the refinement of our natures. In planning it, beauty of form should always be kept in view ; for as in a work of art beauty of form is superior to coloring, as it betokens a deeper acquaintance with principles, a higher refinement, so in gardening shapeliness is superior to quantity, and gracefulness of outline to meaningless groups of color. By this we do not in any sense mean that color should be discarded; for beauty of tint and tone are necessary adjuncts of comeliness of form. As a general thing the delicate shades of pink and white, pale blues and greens, and the softer shades of crimson and scarlet, are more expressive of beauty than the positive colors. Gardening requires talent, the knowledge of the beautiful, the harmony of color, and the ability to grasp ideas and work them out so that the desire may pass from inception to fulfilment. The "styles" of gardening may be stated as three: The Geometrical or Italian, as it is called from its adaptation to Italian forms of architecture; in this style the terrace plavs a prominent part, as it can be used most successfully in hilly situations. The " Picturesque," which'is almost letting nature alone, or aiding her in intensifying sharpness of detail or raggedness of outline, and is only suitable for rough and hilly sections. Loudon has aptly called the last form the " Gardenesque," for in it are shown varied tastes and methods, the individual preferences which take precedence of style, and which add, after all, the greatest charm to the garden, for they are the most natural. To this latter class belong the groupings of small shrubbery, the beds of perennials, which delight by their apparent disorder, the mixed borders which constantly present a change from grave to gay, from beauty of form and color to that which presents an appearance which would be ill-pleasins were i
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