Ckeshunt Cottage. 659 



1 8, Two semicircular beds of roses. 



19, A covered double seat, one half looking towards the roses, 

 and the other in the opposite direction. In the latter are 

 kept the instruments for playing at what is called lawn 

 billiards, which is said to be a game intermediate between 

 bowls and common billiards. This game is little known, 

 but materials for playing at it are sold by Messrs. Cato & 

 Son, wire-workers, Holborn Hill, London, who send out with 

 them the following printed rules : — 



" This game, which differs from all others, should be 

 played on a lawn about 1 2 yards square ; the socket with the 

 ring being fixed in the centre, by a block of wood fixed into 

 the earth, It may be played by two or four persons, either 

 separately, or as partners, each player having a ball with a 

 cue pointed to correspond. Care must be taken to fix the 

 ring at the end of the cue close to the ball before striking." 



20, The pond. On the margin of which, at k, is the boat- 

 house seen in Jig. 173. in p. 667. 



21, Descending steps through evergreens ; from which is seen 

 the distant view of the house and the tent, as in Jig. 163. 

 in p. 653. 22, Dahlia plantation. 



23, Chinese temple, from the interior of which is obtained the 

 view shown in fig. 162. in p. 651. Behind the temple, a little 

 to one side, is the grotto shown at 91 in the plan, Jig. 159. in 

 p. 642, 643. ; and also in the view, fig. 164. in p. 654. 



24, The situation of the tent shown in fig, 163. 



25, The different flower and shrub gardens described in detail 

 in the plan, fig. 1 59. p. 642, 643. 



26, The hot-houses, pits, frames, farm-buildings, &c, shown in 

 fig. 159. 



27, Grass fields, forming part of the farm. 



28, Point from which the view of the hot-houses, fig. 161. in 

 p. 646., is taken ; and also, turning round, the view of the house, 



fig. 174. in p. 669. 29, Secret entrance to the grounds. 



30, Principal entrance to the house. 



31, Entrance to the stable-court and farmyard. 



Remarks. — In pointing out the principal sources of the pro- 

 fessional instruction which a young gardener may derive from 

 examining this place, we shall first direct attention to the 

 garden structures. These, whether of the ornamental or useful 

 kind, are executed substantially, and with great care and neat- 

 ness ; while the farm-buildings, being chiefly of wood, show 

 how great an extent of accommodation may be obtained with- 

 out regularity of plan, and without incurring much expense. 

 A good exercise for the young designer would be, to distribute 

 the same accommodation, properly classed, along the sides of a 

 square or squares, or along the sides of a parallelogram or 



