426 Description of a Design for t/ie 



local knowledge, must necessarily understand them much 

 better than any stranger. 



With respect to execution, it is not to be supposed for a 

 moment that the fountains, or the whole, or even one half of 

 the hot-houses are essential to our plan ; the whole of the 

 former may be omitted, and no more of the latter need ever 

 be erected than what are shown in Jig. 77. Indeed, if no more 

 glass were ever erected than what is shown in Jig. 77., still, by 

 means of the extensive circle of pits, as good a collection of 

 house plants might be kept, as is to be found in most British 

 botanic gardens. 



The following particulars are essential to the effect of our 

 general plan : 1st, that no deviation be made from the circu- 

 lar plan of the hot-houses, however small a portion of that 

 plan may be executed ; 2d, that the entrance for garden 

 materials, fuel, &c, to the interior area of these hot-houses, 

 be concealed by a tunnel, as indicated in the \AansJigs. 71. 

 75. and 77-; 3d, that in the botanic garden (i, in fig. 71.) 

 no duplicates be admitted, and not a single plant be intro- 

 duced for the purposes of shelter or immediate effect ; 4th, 

 that no hot-beds, frames, or pits, mushroom beds, or dung- 

 beds of any sort, be permitted to be made any where, except 

 in the interior area of the hot-houses, or in the experimental 

 ground (j%. 71. p); 5th, that the situation of none of the 

 o-ravel walks be altered, and that no new walks be added ; 

 and 6th, that walls or buildings of any description be placed 

 in the interior of the kitchen, fruit, flower, or American 

 garden. 



For carrying the working-plan {Jig. 71.) into execution, the 

 first operation is, to form the outline of the circle of hot- 

 houses, and the terrace walk around it, on a perfect level, with 

 the straight central walk in three inclined planes, having per- 

 fectly level circles in the situations destined for the fountains, 

 as illustrated by the section a b in Jig. 71. The next thing is, 

 to form the tunnel (Jig. 71. g h) for the entrance of carts, &c, 

 with manure, fuel, soil, &c, and for the private entrance to 

 the curator's house. The third operation is to form the 

 main walks, 12 ft. broad, round the hot-houses and pleasure- 

 o-round, gradually narrowing them to 10 ft. in breadth at the 

 further extremities of the garden, as done in the working- 

 plan. These things being accomplished, or in progress, a 

 section of the hot-houses, amounting to one sixth part, or 

 100 ft, and the whole outer circumference of pits, 600 ft., 

 may be commenced. The expense of the pits is estimated at 

 700/. ; and of 200 ft. of hot-house and green-house at 1000/. 



It is suggested that only a part of the walks near the hot- 



