Book IV. 



PRIVATE GARDENS, OR RESIDENCES. 



1023 



still in due subordination to the man- 

 sion. Instead of deer, sheep may 

 graze the park on the garden -front, 

 separated from the house by an archi- 

 tectural barrier, or in some situations, 

 with a platform of gravel, and walks 

 and knots of flowers. A glacis of 

 turf, with a light fence below the 

 slope, will be sufficient protection 

 from sheep or cattle, and not impede 

 the view of the lawn from the win- 

 dows. The entrance-front may be 

 approached through grass fields, not 

 separated with common hedges, but 

 with picturesque fences {fig- 721.) 

 in the modern, and double hedges 

 and slips of planting in the geometric 

 style. All or any part of the other 

 constituent parts of a mansion and 

 demesne residence, such as hot-houses, 

 gardens, orchards, pleasure-grounds, 

 &c. may or may not be added, ac- 

 cording to its extent, and the parti- 

 cular taste of the proprietor. 



7280. Theferme ornee differs from a common farm in having a better dwelling-house, 

 neater approach, and one partly or entirely distinct from that which leads to the offices. 

 It also differs as to the hedges, which are allowed to grow wild and irregular (Jig. 722.), 

 and are bordered on each side by a broad green drive, and sometimes by a gravel-walk 

 and shrubs. It differs from a villa farm in having no park. A dry hilly soil is best 



suited for this description of residence, of which there are some fine examples in Surrey, 

 Kent, and the Isle of Wight. 



7281. Temporary residences, as marine villas, sporting or shooting boxes, seldom con 



