14 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



ground less extensive tlian at the last-men- 

 tioned residence, and less ornamented it its 

 decorations. 



The last description of scenery, the Rural, 

 is calculated for the Cottage oimeCf which, 

 being without pretension, may be assimilated 

 by the variety of its accompaniments to the 

 ground it occupies, and to the scenery it 

 commands. 



Whatever be the size or character of the 

 house under any of the above divisions, the 

 putting the offices under ground seems to me 

 to be a great mistake, either as it regards the 

 appearance of the building itself, or of the 

 ground around it. The offices may be so 

 managed as to relieve the square box-like 

 appearance of the house, and create a variety 

 of height and projection in the general mass 

 of building, which, when broken and enriched 

 by well disposed planting, \vill form a much 

 more agreeable whole than can be produced 

 by any single compact mass of whatever style. 

 Tiiis is one cause of the picturesque effect of 

 the Manorial, in which the offices are usually 

 soplaced as to give extent and variety to the 

 pile. 



On the other hand, houses, particularly of 



