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Its details, (fig. H, p. 404) are as follows: — 



1. Carriage road from the entrance. 



2. House, of which a view of the entrance front is given at 



p. 407, (fig. 12.) 

 2. Lawn; which descends very gradually to the nursery 

 grounds in front. The piece being too narrow to admit of 

 greater width, the lawn w^as lengthened to have the appear- 

 ance of more breadth of surface. This should be borne 

 in mind by those whose grounds are so situated as to 

 prevent their obtaining the requisite width. There is 

 another object which should be taken into consideration, 

 when forming a lawn in front of a house situated on the 

 bank of a river, like Mr. Dovvning's, and commanding 

 such fine views: the distant scenery would be hid by the 

 extent of trees which would intervene, unless very ju- 

 diciously managed. 



4. Arabesque beds on the lawn, for choice flowers, such as 



roses, geraniums, fuchsias, (Salvia patens, fulgens, and 

 cardinalis, &c., to be turned out of pots in the summer 

 season, after being wintered in green-houses or frames. 

 Such beds should be sparingly introduced, or they would 

 give the lawn a frittered appearance by cutting it up to 

 an extent which would destroy its breadth, which con- 

 stitutes its greatest beauty. It is even considered by 

 some landscape writers, rather an error to introduce any 

 forms but the circle, unless the beds are looked down 

 upon from an elevated terrace, when these arabesque 

 shapes will have a pretty appearance. 



5. Circular beds for petunias, verbenas, which now form one 



of the principal ornaments of the garden. Phlox Drum- 

 mondw, nemophilas, nolanas, dwarf morning-glory, &c. 



6. Sun Dial. We are gratified to witness the introduction of 



the sun dial into our gardens. It is an old, but suitable orna- 

 ment, and now that they can be procured at such reasonable 

 prices, and such beautiful pedestals upon which to place 

 them, we shall advise their general introduction into 

 lawns and extensive flower gardens. We shall give an 

 engraving, in a future number, of some of the pedestals 

 made in New York, at the manufactory of Mr. Goodwin, 

 corner of Chamber and Hudson Streets, and of Mr- 

 Little, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. A very neat dial 

 plate is manufactured by S. Moore, of Connecticut, 

 which may be had at the very low price of one dollar, 



