290 THE VILLA GARDENER. 



will completely shelter the grounds within, and exclude all objects in the 

 immediate vicinity of the residence. In the pleasure-ground there is a ter- 

 race-wall (s), within which there is a border sufficient for 500 herbaceous 

 plants ; and the rockwork (c to f) will afford room for 500 additional species, 

 including the cistus and helianthemuni families. The narrow border in front 

 of the botanic hot-houses (l, m, n) will afford ample room for a collection of 

 ixias, watsonias, gladioluses, amaryllises, oxalises, and similar Cape bulbs and 

 tubers ; so that a very creditable collection of every kind of garden plant, 

 whether ligneous or herbaceous, may be found in even a small place of this 

 extent. This will be rendered more obvious after perusing the list of trees 

 and shrubs given for planting the boundary plantation. The following expla- 

 nations refer to Jig. 178. 



a. The house. 6, Entrance from the public road. c, Stable-court. 



d. Drying-ground ; a part of the circular building enclosing the stable-court being a laundry, 



opening to the drying-ground ; a part of it a brewhouse, opening to the west ; and a 

 part of it a poultry-house, opening to the south-east. 



e, Pit for the stable dung, with a movable roof to prevent evaporation. 



/, Place for hay-ricks, stacks of wood, and various other matters required for the stable- 

 court and kitchen-garden. 



g g, Two marble fountains, rising from octagonal basins. 



h h, Sarcophagi, elevated on angular balls of stone, filled with pelargoniums, salvias, &c., 

 in summer ; and with rhododendrons in winter. 



i i, Beds for florists' flowers, wdth stone kerbing 8 in. high, and with an awning to fit over 

 them when requisite. After the florists' flowers, such as tulips, hyacinths, &c., have 

 been removed, their place is supplied with showy annual flowers, brought forward in 

 the reserve-ground. 



k k k k. Circular beds, lined inside with brick, with stone kerbing, for bulbs in spring, 

 and the best kinds of dahlias in summer and autumn. 



/, Green-house for a miscellaneous collection. m. Stove. 



n, House for Cape heaths. o, Back sheds to the range of botanical hot-houses. 



p p. Conservative walls. q, Aviary. 



r. Flower-beds, vrith glass frames to fit over them; being chiefly used for growing hya- 

 cmths. 



s. Terrace wall, with ornamental vases, immediately within which is a border for choice 

 herbaceous plants. 



i. Terrace walk. u u, Lawn. v. Scattered shi-ubs. 



w, Groups of variegated plants. 



■r, Lawn, varied by groups of shrubs, baskets of flowers, standard roses, &c. 



y. Flower baskets. z, A sun-dial, placed against a conservative wall. 



A, Rosarium. b. Covered seat, with a basket of flowers in front. 



c, D, E, F, Rockwork, rustic seat, grotto, and rocky fountain ; the whole varied by rock- 

 plants and climbers ; the grotto consisting of two stories, the upper one serving as a 

 prospect tower. 



G, A pond, or artificial lake, the shape being such as to be wholly seen from every point of 

 view, and therefore not calculated for picturesque effect so much as brilliancy, and 

 the display of aquatic plants along its margin. 



H H, Wire fence, separating the paddock, which is to be pastured, from the lawn, shrubbery, 

 and arboretum, which are to be mown. 



I, A covered seat, and in front of it a basket of Californian annuals ; beyond which are a 

 pedestal and vase (k), to the memory of Douglas the botanist. 



L, Reserve-ground to the kitchen-garden, and liquid manure tank, with a piunp, for receiving 

 the drainage from the stables, &c., communicating with 



M, The botanic frame-ground, placed in tliis situation to be near e, for stable dung. 



N, Reserve-ground, and rot heap for the botanic hot-houses. 



o. Compost-ground, liquid manure tank with cover, and rot heap for the kitchen-gai-den. 



p, Gardener's house, and private court. 



