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of culture ; but merely to the point of avoidir^ the repetition of 

 practices which have already been given in sufficient detail in our 

 Encyclopedia of Gardening, and in other general works on hor- 

 ticulture and floriculture. 



It has always been, and continues to be, our ambition to render 

 the Gardener's Magazine, not a mere repetition of what has already 

 been published many times before, but a miscellany of some- 

 thing additional to what has been previously laid before the 

 gardening world in books. A reference to the general index to 

 the first ten volumes of our work (which will soon be published,) 

 will, we think, show such an accumulation of valuable and original 

 matter, on points of culture, as is not to be found in any other 

 gardening publication whatever ; and if we live to complete a 

 second decade of the magazine, we trust the general index 

 to it will exhibit an equally original and valuable collection of 

 papers on landscape gardening, on taste as applied to gardening 

 generally, and of articles on trees and shrubs, and on useful and 

 ornamental planting. Amongst these will be interspersed a 

 series of designs for laying out garden grounds and garden 

 buildings of every description, public and private. Having thus 

 endeavoured to show the use of publishing criticisms on gardens 

 and grounds, we proceed with our tour, having in our last article 

 completed our remarks on Fonthill Abbey. 



Fonthill Pavilion ; James Morrison, Esq,, M.P. — The late 

 Mr. Farquhar, having taken a dislike to Fonthill, determined on 

 dividing the estate, and selling it in portions, and on one of these 

 he placed a nephew, and built for him a cloth manufactory. At 

 the death of this individual, who according to all accounts was 

 not blest with much taste, his portion was purchased by Mr. 

 Morrison, and the kitchen wing of the mansion built by Mr. 

 Beckford's father was turned into a residence for that gentle- 

 man. This house is badly placed, and it does not appear to us 

 to be much improved by some immense clumps which Mr. 

 Farquhar's nephew had planted near it. The same individual 

 had the beautiful mosaic flooring of the cave taken up, and, in 

 relaying it, placed a large mariner's compass of black and white 

 marble in the centre. The orifice in the roof of this cave, by 

 which it is lighted, is unprotected by any fence or grating, and 

 may be considered as a trap for the destruction of men or other 

 animals. We very nearly fell into it, and in consequence wrote 

 to Mr. Morrison, who has since informed us that he immedi- 

 ately afterwards surrounded the opening by a fence. Mr. 

 Morrison's grounds contain the larger lakes of water, some 

 finely planted hills, and undulated valleys. The Fonthill kitchen- 

 garden also belongs to this part of the property ; but it is now 

 let. Mr. Morrison, no doubt impressed with the state of utter 

 ignorance into which the labourers of this part of the country are 



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