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On Garden ArcJdtecttire. 



the privacy of the apartments, and, by making an open arcade or colonnade 

 in the centre of the garden-front, give an entrance to the garden which 

 would be at once elegant, commodious, and convenient of access to the 

 different apartments. Every architect would certainly give this method 

 ' the preference, as it would add to the dignity of his design ; and it is the 

 practice sanctioned by all the great masters of the art. It may then be 

 regarded as the rule, that the entrance to the garden from the house should 

 be by a vestibule, hall, or ante-room, designed expressly for the purpose ; 

 and that any departure from this rule should be justified by peculiar cir- 

 cumstances. 



The garden-entrance, in whatever shape or style it may be designed, 

 should not be highly elevated from the ground. A high basement has the 

 disagreeable effect of cutting off the house from the grounds ; whereas it 

 should, in every possible way, be connected, and made to harmonize with 

 them. At the same time, the house should be so set as not to appear too 

 low when viewed at a distance ; and the most natural and at the same time 

 elegant way to avoid this is to set the house up by means of a terrace, 

 making not more than three steps from the terrace into the house. 



