. An encyclopædia of gardening; . ing, are to be admitted underthis style of improvement maybe questioned by some. Weanswer, certainly, unless where ° ^the object is the imitation of an c oancient residence {fig- 690.) ;and there can be no doubt thatwhere such is the object, exotictrees will destroy part of theallusion ; but we do not con-tend for the revival of the an-cient style solely as producingimitations and allusive charac-ters, or on account of its an-tiquity, but as a distinct modeof gardening. We wouldtherefore not copy its faults or study its defects, but add to its beauties from al
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . ing, are to be admitted underthis style of improvement maybe questioned by some. Weanswer, certainly, unless where ° ^the object is the imitation of an c oancient residence {fig- 690.) ;and there can be no doubt thatwhere such is the object, exotictrees will destroy part of theallusion ; but we do not con-tend for the revival of the an-cient style solely as producingimitations and allusive charac-ters, or on account of its an-tiquity, but as a distinct modeof gardening. We wouldtherefore not copy its faults or study its defects, but add to its beauties from all the resources furnished by the pre-sent improved state of the arts of design, as well as by the continued accession to ourstock of trees and shrubs. If however a positive imitation of an ancient residence isintended, then the species of tree should be limited to those used in ancient times, as wellas the forms and lines of their disposition. 7211. The manner of disposing the plants is influenced by the same principle of avowed. 1008 PRACTICE OF GARDENING. Part III. ai-t; in rows, equidistant masses, in squares, or in quincunx, and in every case so asnever to be nustaken for trees or shrubs sprung up accidentally. 7212. Fences. Here the ancient style has a grand advantage over the modern, inwhich, as far as respects the imitation of nature, all fences are to be considered as tem-porarj, and, therefore, to a certain degree, looked on as nuisances to be afterwards re-moved. Besides, their irregular and circuitous line is displeasing to many who do notunderstand ground-plans, with a view to picturesque beauty, when the trees are grownup. But in geometric gardening, fences are to be considered in many cases as objects,and when not regarded in this light, their directions and limits are so minutely pointedout by the determined outline of the plantations, that the eye acquiesces in their situ-ation and use. Fences of any common and economical description are employed toprotect the
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