The art of landscape gardening . undrawing this curtainat proper places that the utility of what is called break-ing an avenue consists : for it is in vain we shall en-deavour, by removing nine tenths of the trees in rows,to prevent its having the effect of an avenue when seenfrom either end. The illustration [Plate iii] may serve toshew the effect of cutting down some chestnut-trees inthe avenue at Langley, to let in the hill, richly coveredwith oaks, and that majestic tree which steps out be-fore its brethren like the leader of a host. Such open-ings may be made in several parts of this aven
The art of landscape gardening . undrawing this curtainat proper places that the utility of what is called break-ing an avenue consists : for it is in vain we shall en-deavour, by removing nine tenths of the trees in rows,to prevent its having the effect of an avenue when seenfrom either end. The illustration [Plate iii] may serve toshew the effect of cutting down some chestnut-trees inthe avenue at Langley, to let in the hill, richly coveredwith oaks, and that majestic tree which steps out be-fore its brethren like the leader of a host. Such open-ings may be made in several parts of this avenue withwonderful effect; and yet its venerable appearance fromthe windows of the saloon will not be injured, becausethe trees removed from the rows will hardly be missedin the general perspective view from the house. Andthough I should not advise the planting such an avenue,yet there will always be so much of ancient grandeurin the front trees*, and in looking up this long vistaat Langley, that I do not wish it should be further. 26 The Art of Landscape Gardening most pleasing, which, like that at Langley Park, climbsup a hill, and, passing over its summit, leaves the fancyto conceive its termination/ One great mischief of an avenue is that it dividesa park and cuts it into separate parts, destroying thatunity of lawn or wood which is necessary to please inevery composition: this is so obvious that, where a longavenue runs through a park from east to west, it wouldbe hardly possible to avoid distinguishing it into thenorth and south lawn, or north and south division ofthe park. But the greatest objection to an avenue is that (espe-cially in uneven ground) it will often act as a curtaindrawn across to exclude what is infinitely more interest-ing than any row of trees, however venerable or beau-tiful in themselves; and it is in undrawing this curtainat proper places that the utility of what is called break-ing an avenue consists : for it is in vain we shall en-deavour, by removin
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