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On Consulting the Landscape Gardener prior to fixing the Site for a House 1 



The Site for a House :{ 



I'll. Style of House hest adapted to particular situations (i 



The Formation of the Lawn or Ground in immediate connection with the House '.I 



The Old and New Systems of forming the Dress Grounds in connection with the House is 



The Disposition and Form of Shrub Beds in the Dress Ground v>,"» 



Flower Gardens, considered in their various departments and under various characters 27 



The Shrubbery jo 



Dress Wooded Scenery in connection with Tender Trees and Shrubs i;, 



Rural Walks and Drives in natural Wooded Scenery .10 



Trees and Shrubs about the House and Pleasure Grounds lit 



t trnamental Trees and Shrubs 5(5 



Arrangement and Position of Plants of peculiar character 7j 



Walks 71 



Water 7:1 



Bridges So 



Seats and other Garden Ornaments 93 



Fountains iiu 



Plant Houses In I 



The mode of Fencing between the kept Ground and the Park |(i:l 



I'll. Approach 1 117 



Lodges and Gates 1 1 1 



I iiv-'. Scenery lis 



Rural Seenery [33 



Picturesque Scenery [33 



Romantic Scenery l.i 1 



Park Scenery 1:37 



The Outline of Plantations l,-,n 



The Axrangemenl and Grouping of Trees I.-,1 



Prospecl Scenery: or Scenery beyond the Park 1 33 



Tree- l.e-t Muted to Form the Aerial Line li;;. 



The Management of Ornamental Trees and Screen I'lantations 1,,7 



Fences for Park and Forest Plantations Ii;n 



The Time of Planting Trees, with a few Cautionary Directions I 79 



