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THE VILLA GARDENER. 



At 5, there is a fine specimen of double-blossomed furze, and at 6, a vase on an elevated 

 pedestal. The walk from 5 to 7 is several feet higher than the floor of the veranda in tlie 

 front of the drawng-room ; and hence the views towards the house, being along a descent, 

 are less interesting than they otherwise would be. The view into the paddock, to the right, 

 consists of a plain grass field, grazed by some fine Alderney cows, and planted with two or 

 three scattered elms, oaks, and aspens and other poplars. 



The next scene of interest is the Italian walk (secfg. 93. in p. 182.), arrived at the point 

 8, in which, and looking back towards the paddock, we have, as a termination to one end of 

 that walk, the rustic arch and vase fr/. 163. From the point 0, we have the view of the 

 Italian walk, with a span-roofed green-house as the termination at the farther end, and a 

 fountain on the right hand. The border on the left is planted with the most choice herba- 

 ceous flowers, mterspersed with standard roses at regular distances ; and the wall is devoted 



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