16 LAYING OUT [JAIN. 



give you the result of all my experience on the 

 subject. From my recollections of the shrub- 

 beries of , and from your description, I 



know exactly where the plot of ground allotted 

 to you is situated. It is an oblong square piece, 

 surrounded on two sides by the kitchen garden 

 wall and the paling of the orchard, and, on the 

 other two, by the nursery, which is irregular 

 on the longest side opposite the wall. It is a 

 delightful spot, and so well sheltered, that the 

 tenderest of our out-door plants will live and 

 thrive there. I rejoice that it is quite shut out 

 from the rest of the garden, as this will enable 

 you to give it a character as a whole, without 

 its being interfered with by the arrangements of 

 your neighbours. I think, that as three sides 

 of it are perfectly straight, the fourth should be 

 made straight also, and then laid out in formal 

 >eds, in the Dutch style, which is an excellent 



