the Country House of Dr. Renton. ^55 



20 ft. high ; two Cereus brasiliensis, nearly 2 ft, in circumference, 

 and 10 ft. high, &:c. 



Descending to the very bottom of the garden, below the flower- 

 garden in front of the dining-room, and between the two little 

 flights of stairs (r, s), there is a trellis covered with an enormous 

 Tamarix indica, 3 ft. in circumference, Bbsa sinica alba, and 

 Jasminum grandiflorum. Before descending the small flight of 

 stairs r, opposite the house, towards the south, into the lawn 

 (p 6), we must look in the poultry-yard at a beautiful group of 

 Bambiisa, 30 ft. high ; the Cffisalpin/a before named ; Cereus 

 brasiliensis, Sin. in circumference, and 10 ft. high; Erythrina 

 j'oianthes, 2h ft. in circumference, and 20 ft. high ; three old 

 orange trees, from 2 ft. to 3 ft. in circumference, and 20 ft. high ; 

 fine black mulberry, 5 ft. in circumference, and 30 ft. high, &c. 



Explanation of the Ground Plan of the House and Garden (^fig. 92.), 

 AAA, The house. 1 , 2, Steps at the entrance. 



3, Cellars and store-houses for wood and coal, on the ground floor, 

 10 10 10, Garden gates. 



B, Poultry-yard, surrounding the offices on three sides (4 4 4). 

 5, Small basin of water for the poultry. 6, The stables. 



7, Privy for the sen-ants. 8, Dung-pit. 



9, Poultry-yard, properly so called, surrounded and covered with rods of 



bamboo, 

 c. Large cistern of water at the upper part of the garden D, Small ditto. 



E, Large terrace, planted with orange trees and strawberries. 



F, Stone boxes, planted with pine-apples. [The main crop of pine-apples is 

 grown in the kitchen-garden, which is not shown in this plan. They suc- 

 ceed very well, but suffer somewhat in the rainy season, from excess of 

 moisture. ^Ir. Wm. Christy, jun , suggested to Dr. Renton the idea of 

 protecting them by glass sashes during excessive rains.] 



g g g, Three terraces, one above another, planted with ornamental trees and 



geraniums. 

 H, Door opening towards the levada, or water conduit. 

 J J, Parterres of flowers behind the house, 

 K, Walks in the garden, and before the house. 

 L, Walks covered with trellises of vines. 



M, Parterre of flowers before the dining-room. s. Porter's lodge. 



o. Parterre of flowers. 

 p 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Lawn, planted with exotic trees and shrubs, and more or less 



in terraces. 

 Q 1, Entrance door from the garden to the lower part of the house. 

 Q 2, Principal door higher up, leading straight from the street, through the 



garden, to the dining-room. 

 R, Small flight of steps, leading from the entrance-door of the house to the 



large lawn in front, 

 s. Small staircase, with a closed door, to descend from the garden into the 



corridor before the house. 

 T, Door of the poultry-yard. 

 u. Small staircase and cellar, below the dining-room, for keeping cool the 



liquids for drinking, 

 r. Closet for the palanquins, below the dining-room. 

 w. Small iron grating, surrounding the lower terrace before the house. 



It may be proper to observe that the ground slopes so much behind the house, 

 that the ground floor and first floor both open to it without descending steps, 



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