Threeorfouryearshaveelapsedsincethestateofnature, towhichIhavereferred, wasbroughttoanend, sofarasasmallpatchofthesoilisconcerned, ; withintheareathusprotected, thenativevegetationwas, asfaraspossible, extirpated;, , thisartificiallytreatedareapresentsanaspectextraordinarilydifferentfromthatofsomuchofthelandasremainsinthestateofnature, , shrubs, andherbs,manyofthemappertainingtothestateofnatureofremotepartsoftheglobe, , considerablequantitiesofvegetables, fruits,andflowersareproduced, ofkindswhichneithernowexist, norhaveeverexisted, exceptunderconditionssuchasobtaininthegarden; andwhich, therefore, "stateofArt," thuscreatedinthestateofnaturebyman, issustainedbyanddependentonhim, wouldatoncebecomeapparent, ifthewatchfulsupervisionofthegardenerwerewithdrawn, andtheantagonisticinfluencesofthegeneralcosmicprocesswerenolongersedulouslywardedoff, ; quadrupedalandbipedalintruderswoulddevourandtreaddowntheusefulandbeautifulplants; birds, insects, blight, andmildewwouldworktheirwill; theseedsofthenativeplants,carriedbywindsorotheragencies, wouldimmigrate,andinvirtueoftheirlong-earnedspecialadaptationtothelocalconditions, , littlebeyondthefoundationsofthewallandofthehousesandframeswouldbeleft, inevidenceofthevictoryofthecosmicpowersatworkinthestateofnature, overthetemporaryobstaclestotheirsupremacy, setupbytheartofthehorticulturist.
Itwillbeadmittedthatthegardenisasmuchaworkofart,[1]orartifice, , directedbysimilarlylocalisedintellects, 'shands,fromaflintimplementtoacathedralorachronometer;anditisbecauseitistrue, thatwecallthesethingsartificial, termthemworksofart, orartifice, bywayofdistinguishingthemfromtheproductsofthecosmicprocess, workingoutsideman, whichwecallnatural, , isuniversallyrecognized; anditis, asIconceive, bothusefulandjustifiable.
[1] Thesenseoftheterm 'Art' isbecomingnarrowed; 'workofArt' tomostpeoplemeansapicture, astatue, orapieceofbijouterie; bywayofcompensation 'artist' hasincludedinitswideembracecooksandballetgirls, nolessthanpaintersandsculptors.
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