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also common to both (e) ; vestibule, leading to the staircase (/) ; vestibule 

 to the green-house (</) ; dining-room (h) ; drawing-room (i) ; green-house, or 

 plant lobby (k) ; library (l) ; balconies to the dining-room and drawing-room 

 windows, with steps descending to the lawn in the back garden (»w) ; flower- 

 beds on the lawn in the back garden (n) ; lawn in the front garden, with two 

 arabesque beds for flowers (o). 



192. Laying out and planting. — The object, in laying out and planting 

 these two gardens, we shall suppose to be picturesque effect, so as to harmo- 

 nise with the broken outline and numerous parts which compose the eleva- 

 tion of the house. The disposition of both trees and shrubs is consequently 

 irregular, and by no means gardenesque. The kinds we shall suppose to be 

 partly evergreen, and partly deciduous; and the prevailing species to be such 

 as are common in the gardens or general scenery of Italy. 



Evergreen Trees. — Pinus Larlcio, P. Pinaster, P. Pinea, and P. halep6nsis ; 

 Quercus Plex and gramuntia ; and Cupressus sempervirens, and /uniperus 

 phoenicea. 



Deciduouslrces. — Among these may be mentioned, the Lombardy poplar 



