72 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



ranges over groups of flowers and shrubs; while on the en- 

 trance front, the trees are arranged so as to heighten the na- 

 tural expression of graceful beauty originally existing there. 

 On the other front, the broad mass of light reflected from the 

 green turf at /i, is balanced by the dark shadows of the pictur- 

 esque plantations which surround the lake and skirt the whole 

 boundary. At i, a light inconspicuous wire fence separates 

 that portion of the ground, g, ornamented with flowering 

 shrubs and kept mown by the scythe, from the remainder of 

 a park-like character, which is kept short by the cropping of 

 animals. At c, are shown the stables, carriage-house, etc., 

 which, though near the approach road, are concealed by fo- 

 liage, though easily accessible by a short curved road, re- 

 turning fro?}i the house, so as not to present any road lead- 

 ing in the same direction, to detract from the dignity of the 

 approach in going to it. A prospect tower or rustic pavilion, 

 on a little eminence overlooking the whole estate, is shown 

 at j. The small arabesque beds near the house are filled with 

 masses of choice flowering shrubs and plants : the kitchen 

 garden is shown at d, and the orchard at e. 



Suburban villa residences are every day becoming more 

 numerous ; and in laying out the grounds around them, and 

 disposing the sylvan features, there is often more ingenuity, 

 and as much taste required, as in treating a country residence 

 of several hundred acres. In the small area of from one half 

 an acre to ten or twelve acres, surrounding often a villa of 

 the first class, it is desirable to assemble many of the same 

 features, and as much as possible of the enjoyments which 

 are to be found in a large and elegant estate. To do this, 

 the space allotted to various purposes, as the kitchen garden, 

 lawn, etc. must be judiciously portioned out, and so charac- 

 terized and divided by plantations, that the whole shall ap- 



