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THE VILI.A GARDENEK. 



8. Even surface, and soil loamy, with a 

 view, in a direction w. by s., of farmer 

 Swiney's house and farm-yard. See sketch 

 No. 3. {Jig. 109.). 



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9, 10. Surface even and soil good. From 

 No. 10., a distant view, in the direction of 

 S. by E., of a viaduct for the railroad over 

 the river Colne. See sketch No- i- {fig. 110.). 



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8. A number of luxuriant docks growing 

 here ; on seeing which Mr C. said that the 

 soil was undoubtedly bad. Endeavoured to 

 convince bun that docks are never found 

 growing luxuriantly on bad soil; and, in 

 short, that they are generally a proof of 

 good, deep, loamy soil, as was the case here. 



9, 10. The ground included in the squares 

 8, 9. and It), being good and even, and also 

 the adjoining squares eastward and west- 

 ward being of the same description, this 

 part of the property appears to be a very 

 favourable situation for the kitchen-garden, 

 which is accordingly indicated by a paralle- 

 logram at b, in fig. 106. 



1 1 . Surface undulating ; subsoil said to be 

 stony. White clover. 



12, 13. Ground falls from this point to the 

 boimdary, both in a S. and an E. direction. 

 The view to the n. by E. is of the mansion 

 belonging to the park (a in fig. 105 in p. 

 199.), shown in sketch 5. {fig.-l\\.), and 



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nearly directly S. to the country villa of 

 Captain B. See sketch No. 6. (fig. 112.). 



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The view w. by n. shows the river Colne, 

 with an old bridge, as per sketch No. 7. 



11. This ground will require more smooth- 

 ing, in order to produce an artistical surface, 

 than any which we have yet gone over ; but 

 the effect will be satisfactory. 



12, 13. Marks of ridges on the surface, 

 the gi'ound having been here under corn 

 three or four years ago. At a short dis- 

 tance nettles growing ; on which Mr. C. 

 said, ironically, he supposed that these plants 

 were also an mdication of good soil, as well 

 as the docks. Told liim that the nettle was 

 a domestic plant, and was seldom found 

 anywhere, except about human habitations ; 

 and that, properly speaking, it could not be 

 considered as an indication of the natural 

 state of the soil, but only of the accidental 

 circumstance of lime rubbish having been 

 placed there, in consequence of the proxi- 

 mity of buildings. Mr. C. laughed at this, 

 as the field was at a considerable distance 

 from any house. But, on enquiry, we found 

 that a bam had stood there formerly ; on 

 which Mr. C. observed that the nettle was 

 not only a domestic plant, but a historical 

 plant, as it told the previous liistory of the 

 ground on which it grew. 



A good situation for a summer-house, on 

 account of the fine views seen from it ; and 

 on the supposition that the pleasure-ground 

 walk passes this way. 



