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cue,) 2 lbs. ; F. ovina tenuifolia, (Slender Sheep's Fescue,) 

 1 lb. ; Poa nem oralis seinpervirens, (Annual Meadow 

 Grass,) 2 lbs. ; and Anthoxanthum odoratum, (Sweet- 

 scented Meadow Grass,) 1-2 lb. If tbe soil be ligbt or 

 sandy, more of tbe fescue-grasses may be sown, and 1-2 lb. 

 of Lotus coiniculatus (Common Birds-Foot Clover, or 

 Trefoil) added. It may, in general, be remarked that, as a 

 place of interest to every well-informed proprietor, tbe gar- 

 den sbould be so near to tbe mansion as to be conveniently 

 accessible on foot, probably witbin little more tban a quar- 

 ter of a mile; while it sbould be so distant as to avoid tbe 

 possibility of offence arising from tbe necessary gardening 

 operations, and tbe resort of workmen. A position on one 

 side of tbe bouse is to be preferred, unless a mucb more 

 eligible one occur in tbe rear. Wherever it be placed, it 

 should be so masked by evergreen sbrubs, and by trees, as 

 not to be visible from tbe principal lawn, or from tbe walks 

 in tbe shrubbery and flower-garden. If tbe surface of tbe 

 domain be undulated, tbe garden is almost unavoidably seen 

 from some point or other, and the coup-cV ceil of the in- 

 closure walls is apt to present tbe idea of a huge box ; an 

 unpleasant impression, which should by all means be avoid- 

 ed or lessened by plantations judiciously introduced. 



Ground possessing a gentle inclination toward the south 

 is desirable for a garden. On such a slope effectual drain- 

 iDg is easily accomplished, and the greatest possible benefit 

 is derived from the sun's rays. The lower part of the gen- 

 tle declivity is perhaps to be preferred ; but a very low 

 situation should scarcely be chosen, as the subsoil is apt to 

 be damp ; fogs often brood over such spots, and frosts are 

 more injurious there than on higher ground. It is benefi- 

 cial to have an open exposure towards the east and west, so 



