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Villa of Mrs. Laxm-ence, 



On the right and left of 23 are two groups of rockwork, 

 with concealed springs, which drop from rock to rock, 

 and from stone to stone, and 

 form curious little moist 

 places for aquatic plants. 

 Advancing to 24-, and look- 

 ing northwards, we have the 

 statue of Mercury in the fore- 

 ground, and behind it the 

 camellia-house, the wall on 

 each side of which is height- 

 ened with trelliswork for 

 creepers, as shown in Jig. 

 55. 



At 25, we have the view 

 of the fountain and arch 

 behind, shown in j^g. 56. 

 In the basin are nymphaeas 

 and other aquatics; and on 

 one side is a Napoleon wil- 

 low. 



At 26, we have the view of the rustic arch and Cupid, shown 

 in^o-. 57.; and, at 27, the tent seen in ,y%. 56. is frequently 

 pitched in the summer time, which gives the idea of the warm 

 season, and of the enjoyment of coolness and refreshing breezes 

 in the midst of intense sunshine. 



At 28, there is a bed of jRosa indica, in the centre of which is 

 a large plant of Yt'icca gloriosa ; and, proceeding across the 



