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THE VILLA GARDKNRR. 



rockwork, Lady Brough- 

 ton was her own artist ; 

 and the work which slie 

 has produced evinces 

 the most exquisite taste 

 for this description of 

 scenery. It is true it 

 must have occupied great 

 part of her time for six 

 or eight years ; but the 

 occupation must have 

 been interesting, and the 

 result, as it now stands, 

 must give her Ladyship 

 the highest satisfaction. 



395. The rockwork is 

 planted with a selection 



of the most rare and beautiful alpines, particularly with all the close-growing 

 kinds ; each placed in a nidus of suitable soil, and the surface protected from 

 the weather by broken fragments of stone, clean-washed river gravel, the debris 

 of decaying rock, moss, or other suitable substances, according as the object 

 was to retain moisture ; to evaporate moisture, in order to prevent the plants 

 from damping off; to increase the heat, in which case dark fragments of stone 

 are used ; or to diminish it, which is effected by the employment of white 

 pebbles, which, by reflecting the light and heat, keep the ground cool. The 

 following is a list of the principal genera : — Saxifrages, sedums, Cistus, pansies, 

 rock pinks, anemones, Dryas, Myosotis, heaths, violas, iychnis alpina, 

 ^rinus, Frankenia IseVis, campanulas, ajugas, alyssums, anemones, O'xalis, 

 hepaticas, antirrhinums, aquilegias, ^^'rabis, aretias, asters, y^stragalus, 

 armerias, ^nagallis, Cheiranthus alpinus, Cerastium, claytonias, Convallaria 

 bifolia, Coptis trifolia, Cornus canadensis, Cortusa Matthioli, cyclamens, 

 Calceolaria Fothergillj, drabas, erodiums, Galium grae^cum, Gaultheria pro- 

 cumbens, globularias, crane's-bills, gypso])hilas, gentians, hieraciums, hype- 

 ricums, Hippocrepis, Jeffersonia diphylla, Zathyrus, iotus, Leontodon 

 aureum, linums, mitellas, Moehringia muscosa, menziesias, Ornithopus diirus. 

 Ononis, Onosma, O'robus, pinguiculas, phyteumas, pyrolas, potentillas, 

 primulas, Pisum maritimum, Polygala Chamsebuxus, j?ubus arcticus, 

 Aubrietia purpurea, Saponaria ocymoides, ;5'alvia pyrenaica, statices, silenes, 

 soldanellas, Solidago minuta, JSellis miniita, Tencrium pyrenaicum, Tiarella 

 cordifolia, Mitella diphylla, Trientalis, Thymus c6rsica, dwarf veronicas. 

 The evergreens are chiefly yews, privets, laurels, arbutus, rhododendrons, 

 brooms, cedars, box, daphnes, laurustinus, &c. ; to which are added azaleas 

 of every kind, and various other low-growing shrubs. 



Design XXIX. Plan and Description of Dunclmrch Vicarage, Warwick- 

 shire, the residence of the Rev. J. Sandford. 



396. General observations. — The vicarage grounds lie along the churchyard, 

 from which they are separated by an open fence, so that the churchyard forms, 

 as it were, a part of the pleasure-ground. The general surface, both of the 

 vicarage and churchyard, is flat, but the soil is excellent, and there is an 

 agreeable declivity from the lawn front of the house to the boundary of the 



