2 20 Landscape Gardening 



margins should be straight or regular, a bowling green may 

 often be concocted out of the principal lawn, where the 

 ground is flat enough for the purpose. 



Still, if there be sufficient space in the garden, and the 

 natural levels of the land admit of it, a bowling green may be 

 better treated as a separate thing. Fig. 60 represents one 

 that I designed for James Ball, Esq., of Newton. It is of a 

 circular form, the ground constituting the bowling green 

 being sunk two feet, and there being a terrace bank defining 

 it all round. The circular shape was adopted as being more 

 beautiful than a square, and as allowing, between the green 

 and the square walk around it, an opportunity of planting 

 the margin effectively. The main object of sinking the 

 ground, too, was one of convenience, to save unnecessary 

 earth- work; but it also contributes to the effect, and enables 

 those walking in the garden and keeping on the paths to 

 see the players better. 



The top of the engraving is the north side on which the 

 house and pleasure grounds are placed. A small supplemen- 

 tary kitchen garden lies on the east, with a walk into it 

 from the center of the bowling green on this side. The plan- 

 tation to the south is on the boundary of the place and there 

 is an open field to the west. A summer house (10) appro- 

 priately finishes two of the walks, and is a convenient resting 

 place for the players. The figures represent the following 

 shrubs: — 



1. Irish Yews. 



2. Golden Hollies. 



3. Hybrid Rhododendron. 



4. Erica midtijiora. 



5. " carnea. 

 6' Spircea Lhtdleyana. 



Should much alteration of level have to be effected in mak- 

 ing a bowling green, the parts raised must be well trodden 



7. Mass of Rhododendron hirsuium. 



8. " " fcrruginejnn. 



9. Beds chiefly iilled with Rhodo- 



dendrons, with Roses on the 

 side next the bowling green. 



