SUBUBBAN EESIDENCES. 43 



every natural change in a garden, after it is completed, and up to a certain 

 point, is a step in its progress to maturity. It is the business of the architect, 

 therefore, to bring his work as near to perfection as he can himself, and to 

 construct it so that it may remain as long as possible without change ; while 

 it is that of the landscape-gardener to form his plan and execute it in such a 

 manner, as that it may admit of all those future alterations, such as the 

 removal of trees by thinning, altering their shapes or sizes, pruning, &c., 

 which the progress of trees and shrubs generally, and the growth and habit 

 of particular kinds, will require. 



BOOK II. 



GROUND PLANS FOR LAYING OUT AND PLANTING COUNTRY HOUSES AND VILLAS 



OF VARIOUS KINDS. 



65. Country houses may be divided into three classes. 



(1.) Suburban residences. These may be subdivided into two kinds ; viz. 

 those of the smallest kind, which form a continuous row, or street, with 

 small gardens before and behind each house, the whole of the garden ground 

 varying from one-fourth to half an acre ; and those of the larger kind, which, 

 though they form part of a broken row or street, are wholly or partly detached 

 from the other houses, and have often gardens of considerable size, which 

 surround the house, either entirely, or on three sides. The larger villas of this 

 kind have pleasure-grounds from half an acre to two acres in extent, and 

 comprise a lawn, shrubbery, flower-garden, and kitchen- garden. 



(2.) Country villas, each standing in its own pleasure-grounds; with an 

 approach-road, or sweep up to the house ; a walled kitchen-garden, with 

 forcing-houses ; and stable offices. The extent of gardens of this class is from 

 two to ten acres. 



(3.) Country mansions, which have each a park, pleasure-grounds, separate 

 gardens and hot-houses, and sometimes a farm attached: the extent of 

 the grounds being from ten acres upwards. 



We shall describe each of these kinds of country-houses in succession ; 

 first making some general observations common to all dwellings of each class ; 

 and then giving a few ground plans, as examples of each kind, and adding all 

 the necessary details. 



CHAPTER I. 



SUBURBAN RESIDENOES. 



66. The tcord " Suburban " implies the neighbourhood of a town ; and con- 

 sequently houses of this class are always found within a short distance of a 

 town or village, if they do not actually form part of one. Those of the smallest 



