. An encyclopædia of gardening; . or prominent parts of them, may be indicated by particular sorts of trees j so as,from the house, or from a prospect-tower, in a central part of the estate, to render the contour of thewhole distinguishable. Where common, or any one kind of trees abound, uncommon or exotic kinds maybe made use of; or a common tree, pruned in a particular way, will have an adequate efffect. 6769. To appropriate, harmonise, or render apparently a part of a near estate, distant woody territorywhich does not belong to it, may be considered as a selfish principle under the disguise
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . or prominent parts of them, may be indicated by particular sorts of trees j so as,from the house, or from a prospect-tower, in a central part of the estate, to render the contour of thewhole distinguishable. Where common, or any one kind of trees abound, uncommon or exotic kinds maybe made use of; or a common tree, pruned in a particular way, will have an adequate efffect. 6769. To appropriate, harmonise, or render apparently a part of a near estate, distant woody territorywhich does not belong to it, may be considered as a selfish principle under the disguise of a social one;but it is, at all events, harmless in a moral point of view, and is valuable as a device in improving thebeauty of real landscape. Whatever may be the kinds of trees, or the forms in which they areplanted in the distant or adjoining property, which we may wish to appropriate {fig. a a); theprinciple is, to plant the same sorts of trees in corresponding forms {bb), in the property which we can ,call our 6770. The concealment of disagreeable objects by trees is too obvious, useful, and universal an improve-ment to require being enlarged on. This is one of the most important uses to which they are applied insmall demesnes in a populous country, or near large towns. The desire of shutting out the houses ofothers, and especially of our poorer neighbors, does not so much arise from dislike either to the objectsor the inhabitants, as from love of verdant scenery, and from a wish to have a country-seat as much likethe country as possible. The desire of shutting out manufactories, steam-engines, coal-works, work-houses, &c. is still greater, because these objects excite ideas by no means in harmony with rural quiet;but no one ever thinks of shutting out a distant farm-house, solitary cottage, church, water-mill, bridge,monument, or ruin; for these are all interesting and agreeable objects, which are either characteristic ofthe country, or very generally occ
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