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in private grounds, and the treatment altogether be broader and 

 simpler. In such places, too, people assemble to see and be seen, 

 and it is well to have some special promenade, perhaps emphasized 

 by rows of trees, giving shade, distinctively arranged to serve for a 

 recognised point of rendezvous. Not that the whole place should 

 be considered as a tame plain, visible from all sides, but that the 

 main lines should be drawn with boldness, and a spirit of grandeur 

 asserted. Yet, away from the thronged walks or drives, special 

 charms should be created to tempt visitors with new scenes, and 

 compel them to acknowledge that here is beauty in detail as well 

 as magnificent conception in mass. The area of a cricket ground 

 will in itself give a certain aspect of restful quiet ; while broad 

 spaces of turfed ground, with some trees judiciously planted for 

 landscape effect, will emphasize the feeling, and will contrast with 

 the busy world outside as well as will the more secluded winding 

 walks and hidden shrubberies. , 



A plan is here given of the Public Gardens, at Buxton, as 

 laid out before their pleasantness and appropriateness induced the 

 authorities to extend them, perhaps unmethodically. Part of the 

 site had formerly been used as a garden, and the charm of 

 established trees and water already existed. It will be useful in 

 illustration of some of the conditions already insisted on, to cur- 

 sorily describe some of the features of these gardens. The 

 principal object was to create an attraction to Buxton, that 

 visitors might be induced to frequent the place, and prolong their 

 stay. These visitors were frequently suffering from rheumatism, and 

 to them the renowned springs were beneficial. The place was, there- 

 fore, enclosed, and admission was by a small payment, in return 

 for which good music and other entertainments were provided. A 

 winter garden, about 400 ft. long, was designed, having space for a 

 concert room, promenade, conservatories, etc., all heated by hot 



