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Conservatory at the Grange. 



inclosed by a dwarf wall, and the door of the house is under a 

 porch of isolated square pilasters, in imitation of the Choragic 

 monument of Thrasybulus at Athens. The suite of rooms 

 leads from the hall and staircase (b) to the dining-room (c) ; 

 thence to the ladies' apartments (d) and conservatory (e). 

 Part of the conservatory is a promenade under an opaque roof 

 (f\ approached by a deep portico (g), the floor of which is on 

 the same level with the upper terrace (h). From this terrace, 

 different flights of steps descend to one on a lower level 

 (i) connected with the site of a flower-garden; which, as 

 before observed, is not yet completed. 



Description of the Mode of preparing the Soil, Planting Sfc. 

 with a List of the Plants in the Conservatory at the Grange. 

 By Mr. Mc. Arthur. 



Dear Sir; 



Agreeably to your request, I send you some account of 

 the Conservatory at this place, as far as regards the hor- 

 ticultural arrangements ; accompanied with a section, in order 

 to illustrate what observations I have to make : and that they 

 may be made in as few words as possible. 



The house (Jig. 12. e), except the vestibule (f), which forms 

 an interior portico, is laid out longitudinally into two beds, 

 each of which is 15 feet 6 inches wide. The centre walk is 

 6 feet 6 inches wide ; those at back and front being 4* feet 9 

 inches. 



The walks (fig. 1 3. Jc) are under an arched, covered way, 

 formed of double plates of rolled iron (I), between which is 



