. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . istinctional submission to her great mistress in all otherparts of the domain—the canal, the basin and the fountain, arelegitimate materials to the artist, provided he does not violatethe laws of fitness and propriety in the use of them, and admitsthem only when designed with taste. Where the grounds are sufficient
. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . istinctional submission to her great mistress in all otherparts of the domain—the canal, the basin and the fountain, arelegitimate materials to the artist, provided he does not violatethe laws of fitness and propriety in the use of them, and admitsthem only when designed with taste. Where the grounds are sufficiently extensive it is very desira-ble to enlist portions of both the river and the lake into thelandscape, commencing at the point of juncture as exhibited innature. The variety of scene consequent on this proceeding 62 louMs (»r \y.\Tr:H. would be very pleasing, and obviate the objectionable repetitionof river forms in the several views about the property. In laying- out ground for the river, particular regard should behad to the point from which it will be chiefly viewed, as fromthe house or lawn, so that it may obtain variety of form andincident, and display the greatest possible breadth, contrastedwith the narrowness consequent on the perspective. rOi rr <yy^^-r^~^~i^. The above is a perspective representation of a river so plan-ned, viewed up its serpentine course, the margins of which aresupposed to be parallel; but were that parallelism departed fromaccording to nature, the effect would be increased, and thewater appear of still greater magnitude. The usual practice has been to place the water so that personsat the house shall look across rather than along its course:—this gives the effect of equal width to the stream, although it mayconsiderably vary in its dimensions. The same principle shouldbe applied to the formation of lakes and islands, for by a properarrangement of form agreeably to the laws of pespective, theirmagnitude will, in appearance, be greatly incre
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