. Gilpin's forest scenery;. Trees; Landscape; Forests and forestry. SECTION clt\^C^ ^0^ DISTANT FOEJiST SCBNEEY. \JIE permanent beauties of a distant woody scene arise, first, from its form. There is as mucli variety in the form of a distant ivood as in that of a single tree. We sometimes see continuous woods stretching along the horizon without any break. All seems of equal growth; the summit of the wood is contained under one straight line. This, except in very remote distance, is formal, heavy, and dis- gusting. The shape of distant woods is then only picturesque when it is broken by
. Gilpin's forest scenery;. Trees; Landscape; Forests and forestry. SECTION clt\^C^ ^0^ DISTANT FOEJiST SCBNEEY. \JIE permanent beauties of a distant woody scene arise, first, from its form. There is as mucli variety in the form of a distant ivood as in that of a single tree. We sometimes see continuous woods stretching along the horizon without any break. All seems of equal growth; the summit of the wood is contained under one straight line. This, except in very remote distance, is formal, heavy, and dis- gusting. The shape of distant woods is then only picturesque when it is broken by a varied line. This variation is, in some degree, occa- sioned by the different sizes of trees; but as the. 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 Gilpin, William, 1724-1804; Heath, Francis George, 1843-1913. London, J. Nisbet
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