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dener's house is in the kitchen-garden, a flower-garden ought 

 to be allowed for his wife ; but it ought not to be placed at a 

 distance from her residence, or so as to interfere with the 

 general effect of the garden. Mr. Paxton has erected exten- 

 sive ranges of wooden forcing-houses, and heated them by 

 smoke flues. The construction we think good of its kind ; 

 but, after the experience of the wooden houses and smoke 

 flues at Chiswick, and the general progress of opinion among 

 gardeners on this subject, we confess we were rather surprised 

 to see them adopted here. We have since learned that Mr. 

 Paxton disapproves of metallic houses, and of heating by hot 

 water; and we are not sorry that this is the case, because the 

 public will have an opportunity of judging between his pro- 

 ductions and those of other first-rate gardens where metallic 

 houses and hot water are alone employed; viz., Woburn, 

 Syon, Eaton Hall, Bretton Hall, &c. We regret that we 

 did not find Mr. Paxton at home: and this circumstance 

 prevents us from saying more on the subject at present. 

 All the neighbouring gardeners agree in stating that he has 

 greatly improved the garden department at Chatsworth, and 

 we are happy in adding our testimony to the same effect. 



It is most gratifying to us to be able to state that the Duke 

 of Devonshire allows all persons whatever to see Chatsworth, 

 the house as well as the grounds, every day in the year, Sun- 

 days not excepted, from ten in the morning till five (the latest 

 hour at which the house can be entered) in the afternoon. 

 The humblest individual is not only shown the whole, but the 

 duke has expressly ordered the waterworks to be played for 

 every one, without exception. This is acting in the true spirit 

 of great wealth and enlightened liberality ; let us add, also, in 

 the spirit of wisdom. We are happy to learn that the duke 

 intends to establish a picture and sculpture gallery, which, we 

 have no doubt, will in like manner be open to the public, 

 and, as at Woburn, delight and improve, while it attaches and 

 reconciles. We have never heard of any injury being done 

 to any object at Chatsworth ; every party or person always 

 being accompanied by an attendant. 



Mansion Itesidences. The names of these are too nume- 

 rous to be repeated, and therefore we have marked them 

 thus (*), where first enumerated, (p. S85.) We shall only 

 here notice a few general faults, as the details, which will be 

 given afterwards, would more than fill this Number. Too 

 great an extent of pleasure-ground, for the number of hands 

 allowed to keep it in order, is an error that prevails every 

 where. We scarcely know an exception ; and the consequence 



