Design for the Grounds of a Villa. 175 



cleaning, although it is situated under the drip of trees. In 

 this instance, the slate was rubbed down with coarse grit, to give 

 it a porous face, and was afterwards painted of a stone colour; 

 which, when flatted (that is, the last coat of paint given, mixed 

 with turpentine alone, without oil, to avoid the shining appear- 

 ance of oil paint), strongly resembles stone. 



For the lining of reservoirs, fish-ponds, and canals, slate might 

 be advantageously used, as, from experiments now in progress, it 

 appears to answer satisfactorily; and does not exceed the cost 

 of other materials in use, that are not so well adapted for such 

 purposes as slate. 



The repeal of the duty on slate has caused a great increase 

 of the supply afforded ; thereby assisting the shipping interests, 

 giving increased employment at the quarries, and affording the 

 manufacturers of slate occupation, during the winter months, at 

 such works as may be made within doors. 



Tables for public-houses, tea-gardens, bowling-greens, &c. ; 

 and shelves in bars, kitchens, and pantries, and even book- 

 shelves, might be made of slate ; more especially where the ob- 

 ject is to render the building, as far as practicable, fire-proof. 



The engraving {fg. 16.) represents two orange tubs made of 

 slate ; and a variety of designs, for other objects, may be seen at 

 the manufactory of Messrs. North. 



London, March 2. 1836. 



Art. V. Design for laying out the Grounds of a Villa of Four 

 Acres in Extent. By Mr. T. Rutger. 



The design (7%. 17.) is for a villa and pleasure-grounds, 

 comprised in about four acres of land. It consists of the house 

 and its approach, with the stables and yard on the right, and on 

 the left a yard to be appropriated for laundry, poultry court, &c., 

 as may be required; a shrubbery-garden on the north, with a 

 pond and fountain ; beyond which is the kitchen-garden, with 

 slips on the north and south, and a small range of forcing-houses : 

 on the left is the gardener's house, and a small orchard ; and, on 

 the right, the melon-ground, with a shed at the back. There is 

 a walk, or road, behind the shrubbery, from the stables to the 

 melon-ground, which may serve, also, as a back way from the 

 garden to the house ; and an arbour or two, with garden-seats 

 and vases, &c., for embellishment, may be introduced in the 

 garden or pleasure-grounds, according to the taste of the person 

 employed to lay it out. 



63. Portland Place, April SO. 1835. 



