DESIGNS FOR IMPROVINQ COUNTRY RESIDENCES, 



contrast between the vegetable and flower ground is scarcely observed — at all 

 events, it does not appear intrusive. The transition from the lawn through the 





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rustic house to the greenhouse, is rendered appropriate by the masses of flowering 

 shrubbery through which it is carried, and the row of fruit-trees on the left breaks 

 the view in that direction. It will be observed that the trees in the vegetable 

 ground are placed principally on the south side of the walks. This is a very 

 judicious method, as it throws the shade of them on the walk, and being kept 

 dwarf, they do not interfere with the growth of the vegetables. Other arrange- 

 ments and details are further explained by the following : — 



REFERENCES TO PLAN. 

 a. Mansion house, b. Veranda, c. Gardener's cottage, d. Carriage house and stable. 

 e. Rustic summer-house, overrun with grapes, and tlie posts with ivy. /. Grajie arbors. 

 <7. Offices, h. Stable yard. /j. Dwarf pears. ?;!. Raspberries, n. Strawberries, o. Green- 

 house. ;). Vegetable quarters, r. Arbor vitfe hedges, s. Flower garden. 



Frames, y. Manure heap. 1. Norway firs. 2. European silver firs. 3. Araucaria 



