New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-28

posing grandeur The beautiful aud the rood ana ,b.
come together and It 10 in these massive ana
49, groupings of nature, where meeting trees
a'vse ereafe eternal night" that we byc 70 lie
landscape. '' AA'fN"'1'n Va "n 'as
mere 10 no greater mistake lsome very respectable
suppSse tba, ep11.sy netwiststandg than to
group, prodece nongtoay. Mr.. Wba,eiy we'll says.
Trees which differ in bu, one Of these creums,ancss
t snape green or grow!htbough they agree in every
variety ii they differ in two or three ssy ssa
contrasss, in ALL they are opposite. a,d .sSJnSs
groGe eeh together. lhOse, on the contrary, which
are Of one character and distinguished ony s d.
CHARACTERISTIC mark 10 strongly or fsintly ;rpresssd
upon them, form beautiful mass, and unity L prs-
served without samepess." -
1t will therefore, sppearf the views of this writer
be correct-hat groups formed Of one kind Of trees
OF shrubs only are far from on the score
Of nonoony," and that this arrangement in placing
does no. exclude "lgbt and shade, shall presently
proceed to the proof.
The Central Park, though seven or eight hundred
acree ia extent. is comparatively very limited space
To secure egect within such limits as those OF the
Park, dense planting becomes necesshy. Trees and
shrubs flourish best In the embraces OF esch otheri
and where early and healtbful development 10 an
especial object, the more crowded the plants, the
sooner they |" nurse each oIher beyond the chances
Of decay and the extra cost of maseng them together
for that purpose will find an ample return, not only
10 rapGity OF growth but in the certsinty Of suf-
tons 10 be spared by the grub or pruning knne on
the day of ;! wesdibgp the remedy for excess will
at all times be immediate; thar for paueiy aud mea-
gerness would be the work Of years.
There are few greaier stakes than TO suppose thas
the mere mixing Of trees gives variety, as some
who find fault with the planting the Park would
have us think II gives variety, TO be sure, bat it ~
variety Of the toyshop. II involves the presence OF
an element of confusion foreign 10 the economy Of
Nature, and the charms Of "lght and shade arc no.
where. True there are mixed planting in the domains
Of Nature and they indpen able 20 certain pic:u
Tesque sceEes but the effect pro5ured by group Of
oakP, though formed OF one kipd Of trees only"
woud be destroyed if naples, bircbes, hickorics
locuss ashes, any other kad Of trees were intro
duced among them. This style o. planting would in
volye the toy-shop prind le and he trees, sanding
like sentres selected from brigade Of fan,as.ies,"
would be 4 caricature Of Nature.
How different 10 the feeling toward the hne, dense
groupings Of forest scenery where, With seeming neg
hgente, but selfevdent harmony, all tx charms Of
4" hight and shade and density of folage invite the
songE,ers Of the grove T. sing the live long day ~
Jumble the trees together ard 1t is doubtful II you
could swndle the siupidesl bird odt OF single song
aInong their branches.
Downing speakiog Of picturesque panti1g says:
Thee shoud irregular groups ocehlonsny runang iosO
tckeis always more tOoohinE ach ohcr trusting
les $40 IA 5s Of The wdass Of sbe finest spi most
foe5le portions Of woods or f-'t In ae dpos.oa q tae
@ se se m % nse S sT5 Iore .sipe toTa, Tho ba,S VIII be
t rlss ,pj ou-ine citnc,y varied They should o,b be
iteruiasd with sma a o'-th Of similar chtraet9r a.
tee hazel hawthorn, &C."
Elsewhere be saws, on the subject Of planting:
IL dsr. parts Of the pe'ssiOn :" so appear nsa's
TIe Hcrticntarir Of to-day objects TO dense plant
ing We would ask the readers OF that Journal, when
owes its existence to the ineaied Downing 10 read
carefully what be So left behind him tie subject
of /" Wood and Plantations. Those who use ms
name should not deny his teachings.
in the main, there are TWO sy les OF planting IN the
PaIk-one the Picturesque, the Cther Tie BediIliui.
The planting Oh the boundaries is Deces amy dense
and Picturesque 90 as to cone cal the bounds. The
truly Pittnres may be fond ia The Ramoe, fozthe
simple reason that the ground is naturally pielee9ne
and the planting s il should be, In keeping with H.
To ntroauce Tie Beautiful Sere would oe 70 DeutTl0
the diuse liboralty of nature. So ON the contrary
Picturesque planting woald he objectionable % o'he
parts OF the Park, such, for instance, as the ease ana
western sides of the "Promenade became The shape
Of the gfound calls for what more properly belongs 70
the ,lnfal so far ss ;he pFesent writer eiA learn
from Observation these die met divisions Of the subject
have been recognized and will be adhered 10 by the
au,horiieg OF the Park.
Those Jsho object to the planting the score of ex
cessive density should bear in mind that the fault
be one ia at least ON the right side. In due time,
nothing viii be easy than 10 thin out auen indl-
yidual spe linens az NAV be found inierior 70 saeh
would ~ tolerated private grounds. The trees or
shrubs so removed may or may cot be worth the Pns
OF t1Ansplsi ting many failures occnr 10 the mos.
thrifty Ilantaii0ns and The surest provision aganst
such q eonHe queDce 10 10 n 1hf Itoh sie"usnl 49,
out the less promising specimens, ami finally retain
the most fouri>hiny Of The original stock
Tbis-the true economy of rl,niing-does not 90
much calculate upon the MANIPULATING as upon the
sresd,gg procees. Nor the great majority OF me
rees and shrubs a, any time be spared for the open
ations Of either. Consequently, the "great expense
the future "iuuries,' and 20 forth-so much appie-
hended by The Horticuitarist " II admit-hke she
" slaughter" of Bull Run-of mighty diminn,ion OF
the orr linal estimate.
The general expectation IA that the PARK ehoalo %
what i oupht 10 be- and the petty faul: findings, wii
out any Just cause of few Of the Lewstapers serve
only to disturb the equilibrium oi arrangements for the
iiule hninU. u y. T..