“Now。”saidmyfriend，“whatweregardasexaltationofthelandscapemaybereallysuch，asrespectsonlythemoralorhumanpointofview。Eachalterationofthenaturalscenerymaypossiblyeffectablemishinthepicture，ifwecansupposethispictureviewedatlargeinmassfromsomepointdistantfromtheearth’ssurface，althoughnotbeyondthelimitsofitsatmosphere。Itiseasilyunderstoodthatwhatmightimproveacloselyscrutinizeddetail，mayatthesametimeinjureageneralormoredistantlyobservedeffect。
Theremaybeaclassofbeings，humanonce，butnowinvisibletohumanity，towhom，fromafar，ourdisordermayseemorderourunpicturesquenesspicturesque，inaword，theearth-angels，forwhosescrutinymoreespeciallythanourown，andforwhosedeathrefinedappreciationofthebeautiful，mayhavebeensetinarraybyGodthewidelandscape-gardensofthehemispheres。”
Inthecourseofdiscussion，myfriendquotedsomepassagesfromawriteronlandscape-gardeningwhohasbeensupposedtohavewelltreatedhistheme：
“Thereareproperlybuttwostylesoflandscape-gardening，thenaturalandtheartificial。Oneseekstorecalltheoriginalbeautyofthecountry，byadaptingitsmeanstothesurroundingscenery，cultivatingtreesinharmonywiththehillsorplainoftheneighboringland；detectingandbringingintopracticethosenicerelationsofsize，proportion，andcolorwhich，hidfromthecommonobserver，arerevealedeverywheretotheexperiencedstudentofnature。Theresultofthenaturalstyleofgardening，isseenratherintheabsenceofalldefectsandincongruitiesintheprevalenceofahealthyharmonyandorderthaninthecreationofanyspecialwondersormiracles。Theartificialstylehasasmanyvarietiesastherearedifferenttastestogratify。Ithasacertaingeneralrelationtothevariousstylesofbuilding。TherearethestatelyavenuesandretirementsofVersailles；Italianterraces；andavariousmixedoldEnglishstyle，whichbearssomerelationtothedomesticGothicorEnglishElizabethanarchitecture。Whatevermaybesaidagainsttheabusesoftheartificiallandscapegardening，amixtureofpureartinagardensceneaddstoitagreatbeauty。Thisispartlypleasingtotheeye，bytheshowoforderanddesign，andpartlymoral。Aterrace，withanoldmosscoveredbalustrade，callsupatoncetotheeyethefairformsthathavepassedthereinotherdays。Theslightestexhibitionofartisanevidenceofcareandhumaninterest。”
“FromwhatIhavealreadyobserved。”saidEllison，“youwillunderstandthatIrejecttheidea，hereexpressed，ofrecallingtheoriginalbeautyofthecountry。Theoriginalbeautyisneversogreatasthatwhichmaybeintroduced。Ofcourse，everythingdependsontheselectionofaspotwithcapabilities。Whatissaidaboutdetectingandbringingintopracticenicerelationsofsize，proportion，andcolor，isoneofthosemerevaguenessesofspeechwhichservetoveilinaccuracyofthought。Thephrasequotedmaymeananything，ornothing，andguidesinnodegree。Thatthetrueresultofthenaturalstyleofgardeningisseenratherintheabsenceofalldefectsandincongruitiesthaninthecreationofanyspecialwondersormiracles，isapropositionbettersuitedtothegrovellingapprehensionoftheherdthantotheferviddreamsofthemanofgenius。Thenegativemeritsuggestedappertainstothathobblingcriticismwhich，inletters，wouldelevateAddisonintoapotheosis。