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Villa of Mrs. Lawrejice, 



taste, and money, and, above all, taste, will effect wonders in any 

 situation, however unfavourable ; and it is to the taste of the 

 proprietors of Hendon Rectory and Drayton Villa, and their 

 skill in carrying that taste into execution, much more than to 

 their wealth, that we are indebted for two villas altogether 

 unique — unique in the manner in which they are laid out, and 

 unique in the kinds of plants cultivated. 



We regret that, in the case of Mrs. Lawrence's villa, we could 

 not spare room for the list of plants which are there cultivated, 

 as it consists of c. selection of those species and varieties which 

 are decidedly the most rare and beautiful. 



The Laisorencimi Villa, Drayton Greeti. {Jigs. 42. to 62.). — 

 This villa, of which Jig. 42. is the ground plan, is unquestion- 



a, Grounds of an adjoining villa. 



b b. Grass fields, occupied by a farmer. 



c. Grass field, belonging to Colonel 



Sir James Limond, separated 



from the lawn by a sunk wall and 



ditch, surmounted by a slight 



fence formed of four horizontal 



rods of iron wire. 

 d d, Village lane, leading on the right 



to the London road, and on the 



left to Perrivale, Greenford, and 



Harrow. 

 e. Entrance to the house under a 



covered way ; at the end of which, 



on each side of the hall door, is a 



niche, with a statue. 

 /, Entrance lobby. 

 g. Hall and staircase. 

 //, Drawingroom, opening under a 



veranda to the lawn. 

 i, Dining-room, opening into the 



garden walk. 

 k, Mrs. Lawrence's boudoir. 

 /, Breakfast-room, one of the windows 



opening to the front garden, which 



is ornamented with a border, and 



beds of low-growing peat-earth 



shrubs, intermixed with spring- 

 flowering bulbs and standard 



roses. 

 VI, Store closet under the staircase. 

 n, French wine cellar, entered through 



the ale and spirit cellar; from 



which there are stairs leading 



to the wine-cellar below, 

 o, Kitchen. p, Butler's pantry. 

 q. Back kitchen, serving also as a 



scullery to the dairy. 

 r. Dairy. 



A, Housekeeper's room. 

 t. Dust-bin. 

 u. Cinder-bin. 



Bin for refuse which cannot be 



burned or turned into manure. 

 w, Coal-house. 

 X, Lumber-house for bottles, hampers, 



&c. 

 y, Knife-house; adjoining which is a 



privy for the family. 

 z. Wood-house, adjoining which is a 



privy for the servants. 



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