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only be gravelled near the house, in other portions being 

 left in grass, which will need little care, as it will generally 

 be kept short enough by the passing of men and vehicles 

 over it. 



A picturesque or ornamental farm like this would be an 

 agreeable residence for a gentleman retiring into the coun- 

 try on a small farm, desirous of experimenting for himself 

 with all the new modes of culture. The small and irregu- 

 lar fields would, to him, be rather an advantage, and there 

 would be an air of novelty and interest about the whole 

 residence. Such an arrangement as this would also be 

 suitable for a fruit farm near one of our large towns, the 

 fields being occupied by orchards, vines, grass, and grain. 

 The house and all the buildings should be of a simple, 

 though picturesque and accordant character. 



The cottage ornee may have more or less ground attached 

 to it. It is the ambition of some to have a great house and 

 little land, and of others (among whom we remember the 

 poet Cowley) to have a little house and a large garden. 

 The latter would seem to be the more natural taste. When 

 the grounds of a cottage are large, they will be treated by 

 the landscape gardener nearly like those of a villa residence ; 

 when they are smaller a more quiet and simple character 

 must be aimed at. But even where they consist of only 

 u rood or two, something tasteful and pretty may be ar- 

 ranged.* In Fig. 28, is shown a small piece of ground on 

 one side of a cottage, in which a picturesque character is 

 attempted to be maintained. The plantations here are 

 made mostly with shrubs instead of trees, the latter being 



* For a variety of modes of treating the grounds of small places, pee oui 

 Designs for Cottage Residences. 



