70 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



vantage of the wooded dells, o?, originally existing, which 

 offer some scope for varied walks, concealed from each other 

 by the intervening masses of thicket. It will be seen here, 

 that one of the largest masses of wood forms a back ground 

 to the house, concealing also the out-buildings ; while from 

 the windows of the mansion itself, the trees are so arranged 

 as to group in the most pleasing and effective manner ; at 

 the same time broad masses of turf meet the eye, and fine dis- 

 tant views are had througfh the vistas in the lines ee. In 

 this manner, the park or lawn appears divided into four dis- 

 tinct lawns or areas, bounded by groups of trees, instead of 

 beins: dotted over with an unmeaning: confusion of irregular 

 masses of foliage. The form of these areas varies, also, with 

 every change of position in the spectator, as seen from differ- 

 ent portions of the grounds, or different points in the walks ; 

 and they can be still further varied at pleasure, by adding 

 more single trees, or small groups, which should always, to 

 produce variety of outline, be placed opposite the salient parts 

 of the wood, and not in the recesses, which latter they would 

 appear to diminish or clog up. The stables are shown at/; 

 the barn, g ; and the kitchen garden adjacent at h ; the or- 

 chard at i ; and a small portion of the farm lands at k; a 

 back entrance to the out-buildings is shown in the rear of 

 the orchard. The plan has been given for a place of seventy 

 acres, thirty of which include the pleasure-grounds, and forty 

 the adjoining farm lands. 



Figure 7, is the plan of an American mansion residence 

 of considerable extent, only part of the farm lands, /, being 

 here delineated. In this residence, as there is no extensive 

 view worth preserving, beyond the bounds of the estate, the 

 park or pleasure-grounds, are surrounded by an irregular 

 and picturesque belt of wood. A fine natural stream or rivu- 



