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carried out myself wlieii employed as adviser in these matters, pre- 

 ferment being given for the particular purpose to sucli as are 

 applicable to gardens of comparatively small extent, for the small 

 gardens are generally laid out by their owners, and ready-made 

 designs are often readily adaptable to them, but large places cannot 

 so well be treated from plans otherwise than such as have been 

 designed expressly for them. 



The subjoined is a rather rough engraving of a very useful 

 scheme for a garden for a suburban villa. It is such a one as will 

 serve, by the disposition of the clumps, to exclude noise, dust, and 

 disagreeable objects, and is essentially rural in character. It is in 

 the English style, which is the best style for this country, and 

 especially for those who love gardens, and are not possessed of large 

 fortunes to make for themselves princely places. The sketch is on 

 a scale of fifty feet to one inch. The house is set back from a public 

 road, or from farm fields, and is approached by a good drive, which 

 always confers upon a respectable edifice an air of dignity and com- 

 fort. The view from the Avindows every way is pleasing ; there is 

 an ample extent of grass turf, numerous clumps of trees and shrubs, 

 and abundant scope for the cultivation of roses, rhododendrons, 

 herbaceous plants, and for the display of specimens of particularly 

 choice character, whether coniferous trees or otherwise. The 

 pleasure-ground is enclosed with walls or hedges, according to 

 circura stances. If walls are used, a greater breadth of choice fruits 

 may be planted; but, as a rule, low closely-clipped hedgerows would 

 be preferable, especially to separate the frame-ground and kitchen- 

 garden from the pleasance. There is a good main walk for ordinary 

 purposes, and narrow rear walks for the use of the gardeners, and 

 for the proprietor when desirous of exploring every part of the 

 property. Such a plot would usually be cut up more minutely with 

 walks, but our rule is to make as few walks as possible, and, as a 

 rule, to dispose therii so that, while traversing any one, no other can 

 be seen. 



This garden is somewhat luxurious in character, and is better 

 fitted for a person who would prefer forced fruits and vegetables, a 

 few pines, some good grapes, and choice greenbouse plants, in addi- 

 tion to a good lawn and its proper accessories, than for one who 

 would loolv to the garden for abundant supplies of ordinary vege- 

 tables and ample stores of winter roots. Nevertheless, the com- 

 partments marked 0, which are best adapted for a series of pits for 

 pines, flowers, and forced vegetables, might be made available as 

 ordinary vegetable plots, or to be more choice in their appropriation, 

 they may serve well for strawberries, bush fruits, and other more 

 select subjects. Supposing the ground to fall from the house towards 

 the lower boundary, the position of the fountain is such that a good 

 head of water near or about the residence would suffice for it, and 

 the expense attending it would be inconsiderable. But should the 

 ground rise from the house (a most undesirable condition) the 

 fountain would be ill-placed, and might, perhaps, be advantageously 

 dispensed with. In the particular case for which this plan was 

 drawn, there was a good head of water at the house, and after the 



