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

 1 Ib. ; Poa nemoralis seinpervirens, (Annual Meadow 

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

 scented Meadow Grass,) 1-2 Ib. If the soil be light or 

 sandy, more of the fescue-grasses may be sown, and 1-2 Ib. 

 of Lotus corniculatus (Common Birds-Foot Clover, or 

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

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

 den should be so near to the mansion as to be conveniently 

 accessible on foot, probably within little more than a quar- 

 ter of a mile ; while it should be so distant as to avoid the 

 possibility of offence arising from the necessary gardening 

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

 side of the house is to be preferred, unless a much more 

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

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

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

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

 domain be undulated, the garden is almost unavoidably seen 

 from some point or other, and the coup-d' odl of the in- 

 closure walls is apt to present the 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- 

 ing 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 



