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Plan for the Grounds of a Suhurhan Villa. 



q, Templ'e of Flora, placed on a raised u, 

 terrace, with a statue in the centre, v, 

 and a flower-garden in front on w, 

 a lower level. Behind the tem- 

 ple is 



r, A walk covered with grass, with x, 

 creepers underneath, so as to be y, 

 shady in summer, and dry in win- 

 ter. At each end are statues. z, 



s. Seats. ^, 



t. Temples or covered seats. 



Fishing-housewith a grotto beneath. 



Waterfall. 



Gatekeeper's lodge, with a flower- 

 garden on the left, and a kitchen- 

 garden on the right. 



Rustic foot-bridge of wood. 



Rock, which,with the temple, is seen 

 from the approach road. 



Iron foot-bridge. 



Wooded islands. On the lake is- 

 land is a swan-house. 



The following are the details of the principal floor of the 

 house, and attached offices : — 



1, Vestibule. 2, Hall. 



3, Anteroom. 



4 4, Drawingrooms. 



5, Principal stairs. 



6, Servants' stau's. 



7, Dining-room. 8, Library. 

 9, Butler's pantry. 10, Kitchen. 



1], Scullery, 12, Servants' hall. 

 13, Yard. 14, Alcove and seat. 



15, Servants' entrance. 



16, Business room. 17, Pantry. 

 18, Store-room. 19, Still-room. 



20, Housekeeper's room. 



21, Still-room. 22, Area. 

 23, Small green-house, forming lobby 



to (24) Conservatory. 



25, Raised stand of flagstone,for green- 



house plants dui'ing summer, and 

 hardy evergreens in pots during 

 winter. 



26, Rows of orange trees in boxes 



during summer. 



27, Fountain. 28, Statues. 



29, Seats. 



30, Terrace wall with vases on the 



parapet. 



31, Nine-stalled stable. 



32, Corn-room. 



33, Harness-room. 



34, Coach-houses. 



35, Tool-house, and common lumber 



shed. 



The planting in the grounds of the villa I propose to have 

 done in vi^hat you call the picturesque manner ; that is, to have 

 the trees and shrubs and flow^ers all planted together and irre- 

 gularly, and to let them grow up, and the stronger kill or over- 

 come the weaker, as in natural forests. I propose to mow the 

 grass in the open spaces, but not to hoe or dig among the shrubs. 

 I prefer this wild style, in the grounds of a town villa, to the gar- 

 denesque, because it produces a greater contrast to the scenery 

 around. 



With regard to the kinds of trees, I shall exclude all rapidly 

 growing bulky sorts, such as poplars, willows, elms, the platanus, 

 the lime, and such like ; and plant only trees that will soon 

 attain the height of 20 ft. or 30 ft., and never grow higher than 

 40 ft. Among these will be many thorns, wild apples, wild 

 pears, wild plums, and other flowering trees ; and acers, and 

 other trees and shrubs that flower early in spring and late in 

 autumn. I shall have whole masses of your favourite autumnal 

 bush or small tree, i7amamelis virginica, for the sake of its 

 brilliant masses of yellow blossoms in October, November, and 

 December ; and I shall have other thickets of Cornus mas to 

 succeed the jE/amamMis : this will carry me to the acers, and 

 next will come the wild plums, cherries, and crabs; after these 



