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THE VfT.l.A GARDENF'.H. 



roundish forms, rising tlirougli it, as seen in Jig. 207., which forms a very singular phalanx 

 of objects, and serves to occujiy the mind of tlie spectator, and prevent his recollecting 

 that he i.s so very near the boundary and tlie public road. Turning round, with the face 

 towards the house, a number of rare and beautiful plants are displayed on a rockwork 

 ^omposed entirely of crystallised spar. The walk tunis round to the entrance to the 

 house ; which circumstance corresponds well witli its cottage and unobtrusive character, 

 and is, in reality, as we tliink, in better taste than if the walk had been conducted to the 

 main entrance, with a sweep like that of a carriage approach. 



(I, The entrance lobby of the house. e, The dining-room. 



/ The library, vvliich opens into the dining-room witli folding doors; both rooms being 

 intended for books. <;, The drawing-room. 



h, Study. i, Kitchen. j. Back-kitchen. /.-, Pantry. I, Dairy. 



m. Court, common to the kitchen and stables, with folding gates to the public road. 



M, Justice-room. o, Coach-house. p. Two-stalled stable. 



q, Harness-room. r. Dust-hole. 



s. Servants' privy, entering from a winding walk, which passes from the stable court to the 

 garden. 



t. Situation where there is a handsome Gothic aviary partially concealed by bushes, and 

 containing a good collection of birds ; Mr. Theodore Williams, jun., being mucli attached 

 to the study of ornithology. 



u, A point round wliich there is a constellation of rare and beautiful trees and shrubs in 

 pots, besides various statuary and sculpturesque objects. Among tlie hardy trees are, 

 Photinia serruliita and Pinus PallasiaMa; and among the green-house plants, in j)0ts 

 and vases, are, oranges, myrtles, fuchsias, tree rhododendrons, &c. The view from this 

 spot, looking towards v, is indicated in fg. 209. 



V, A gardenesque plantation, in which every tree and shrub is kept distinct, and every one 

 trained into a symmetrical shape. Tlie mass gradually rises from the height of 2 ft. 

 round the margin, to the middle, wliich is 7 or 8 feet high. Among the plants in this 

 gardenesque mass are the following : 



Magnolihcex. 

 Magnblia tripetala, 1 2 ft. high, and G ft. in 



diameter. 

 M obovata. 



M. acuminata, 9 ft. high, and 8 ft. in dia- 

 meter ; in bog soil and silver sand. 

 M. glai'ica, 7 ft liigh, and 3i ft. in diameter; 



in bog and loam. 

 M. macrophylla, .Oj ft. high, and 1^ ft in 



diameter ; in bog and loam. 

 51. ThompsonjfJwffl, 14 ft. high, and fi ft. 



in diameter ; in loam, bog, and silver 



sand. 

 M. e.xoniensis, 6^ ft. high, and S^ ft. in 



diameter; in bog, loam, and sand. 



Winterkccx. 

 Illicium floridanum, Sh ft. high, and half a 

 foot in diameter ; in bog and silver sand. 



Ik-rberaceaB 

 'Birheria fasciculiiris, 3 ft. high, and 2 ft. 

 wide ; in loam, bog, and silver sand. 



PUtoajmrhcew. 

 Pittosporura Toh'ira, 3 ft. high, and 3^ ft. 

 wide ; in loam, bog, and sand. 



TeriistrommRcsi. 

 Camellia japiinica quadrangularis, (i^ ft. 

 high, ;iiid 3^ ft in diameter ; soil half 

 loiini, and half bog and silver sand. 



C, double red, 5^ ft. high, and 4 ft. wide ; 



half loam, and half bog and silver sand. 

 C, double white, 3 J ft. high, and 2^ ft. wide ; 



soil half loam, and half bog and silver 



sand. 

 V , single, 5 ft. high, and 4 ft. wde, in loam, 



dung, and grit. 

 Thia viridis, Ij ft. high, and 2^ ft. wide. 



JKsctildcece. 

 Piiviariibra, \r> ft. high, and 9 ft. wide; in 

 loam, dung, and grit. 



KqidfoU&cem. 

 flex, yellow painted holly, 5^ ft. high, and 



3^ ft. wide ; in loam, dung, and grit. 

 / , white-margined holly, 5 ft. high, and 5 ft. 



wide ; in loam. 

 /. Cass'/ne, 5 ft. high, and 4 ft wide ; in loam 



and grit. 

 /., milkmaid holly, 6 ft. high, and 3 ft. wide ; 



in loam, dung, and grit. 

 /. angustifolia, 7 ft high, and 3^ ft. wide ; 



and /. a. scotica, 6i ft high, and 3^ ft. 



wide ; in loam, bog, and silver sand. 

 /. DahoOn, 7 ft. high, and 3^ ft. wide ; in 



loam, bog, and silver sand. 

 1. Periulo, (iA ft. liigh, and 3 ft. wide ; in 



loam, bog, and silver sand. 



