94 INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS. 



REFERENCE TO FIG. 32. 



A, A, A, A, A, A, Beds in which the plants are set out and 



arranged according to their methods of growth, habits, 

 height, &c. 



B, Water Tank, with jet in the centre. This tank is surround- 



ed by rock-work and characteristic plants. 



C, C, Seats on each side of the jet, commanding, also, views of 



the surrounding grounds. 



i), D, D, D, Conduit for the hot-water pipes, for warming the 

 structure. This . open conduit passes along the wall the 

 whole length and breadth of the house, and is covered with 

 grating, which serves as a path for watering, and conduct- 

 ing the necessary operations connected with the culture of 

 the plants. 



£, E, E, an open Balcony, passing all round the house, and 

 surrounded by a balustrade. This balcony forms a contin- 

 uation of the porch on the one side, and runs out upon the 

 ground-level on the other. From this balcony are seen 

 the garden, the lakes, the hot-house, and the ornamental 

 grounds. The chief purpose of this balcony, however, is 

 to maintain the ground-level of the floor, and to make the 

 conservatory in harmony with the mansion, without de- 

 stroying its adaptability as a first-rate plant-house, of that 

 class intended for growing large specimens, planted out in 

 the ground. 



F, Steps, leading from the balcony into the pleasure-grounds. 



G, Door opening from the drawing-room. 



if. Rock-work for alpine plants, surrounding the aquarium and 



jet. 

 For end view of this house, see Frontispiece. 



