. The art of landscape gardening . Landscape gardening. 88 The Art of Landscape Gardening spectator, a, in looking on the lower water, will see the trees, e, reflected on its surface, because the line of reflec- A. Fig. II. tion passes through them, and not over them, as in the first instance. There are other circumstances belonging to reflection on the surface of water which deserve attention, and of which the landscape gardener should avail himself in the exercise of his art. Water in motion, whether agitated by wind or by its natural current, produces little or no reflection; but in artific
. The art of landscape gardening . Landscape gardening. 88 The Art of Landscape Gardening spectator, a, in looking on the lower water, will see the trees, e, reflected on its surface, because the line of reflec- A. Fig. II. tion passes through them, and not over them, as in the first instance. There are other circumstances belonging to reflection on the surface of water which deserve attention, and of which the landscape gardener should avail himself in the exercise of his art. Water in motion, whether agitated by wind or by its natural current, produces little or no reflection; but in artificial rivers, the quiet surface doubles every object on its shores, and for this c"- Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818; Nolen, John, 1869-1937; American Society of Landscape Architects. Boston : Houghton Mifflin
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