The art of landscape gardening . water. Milton was aware of this contrast betwixt theriver and the rill, where he mentions, amongst thescenery of his Allegro, Shallow brooks and rivers wide. Where two pieces of water are at some distancefrom each other, and of such different levels that theycannot easily be made to unite in one sheet, if therebe a sufficient supply to furnish a continual stream, oronly an occasional redundance in winter, the mostpicturesque mode of uniting the two is by imitatinga common process of nature in mountainous countries. I02 The Art of Landscape Gardening where we of
The art of landscape gardening . water. Milton was aware of this contrast betwixt theriver and the rill, where he mentions, amongst thescenery of his Allegro, Shallow brooks and rivers wide. Where two pieces of water are at some distancefrom each other, and of such different levels that theycannot easily be made to unite in one sheet, if therebe a sufficient supply to furnish a continual stream, oronly an occasional redundance in winter, the mostpicturesque mode of uniting the two is by imitatinga common process of nature in mountainous countries. I02 The Art of Landscape Gardening where we often see the water, in its progress from onelake to another, dashing among broken fragments orgently gliding over ledges of rock which form thebottom of the channel. This may be accomplished atHarewood, where the most beautiful stone is easilyprocured, but in disposing the ledges of rock, theyshould not be laid horizontally, but with the sameslanting inclination that is observed, more or less, in thebed of the neighbouring Chapter IV Planting — Immediate and Future Effect — Clumps— Groups — Masses — The Browsing-Line de-scribed— Combination of Masses to produce GreatWoods — Character and Shape of Ground to bestudied— Outline of New Plantations THE following observations on planting are notintended to pursue the minute detail so copiouslyand scientifically described in Evelyns Sylva, andso frequently quoted, or rather repeated from him,in modern publications; I shall merely consider it asa relative subject: and being one of the chief ornamentsin landscape gardening when skilfully appropriated, Ishall divide it into two distinct heads: the first includ-ing those single trees or groups which may be plantedof a larger size to produce present effect; the secondcomprehending those masses of plantations destined tobecome woods or groves for future generations. Since few of the practical followers of Mr. Brownpossessed that force of genius which rendered him,acco
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