222 Descriptive Notice of Hendon Rectory^ 



that the rest perform the several works assigned to them, and, in 

 general, to be careful that the whole is kept in perfect health 

 and order. 



The fence which separates the grounds of Hendon Rectory 

 from the road which leads from Hendon to Mill Flill, is of oak 

 pales ; and the main entrance is through a door, also of oak. 

 Besides the garden, the property consists of a grass field, of S or 

 4 acres, surrounded by an irregular hedge with oaks and elms, 

 which harmonises so well with the adjoining fields similarly 

 enclosed, that the limits of the property are no way discernible. 

 The details of the plan {Jig. 29.) are as under, the botanic 

 names being those used by Mr. Lawrence : — 



a, Principal entrance. To the left is shown a small path in an ogee direction 

 leading to a door, opening into the court of offices (?)z). 



b, A point, from which the view fig. 30. is obtained. 



c, A point, where the spectator, having his back to the house, sees before him 

 a narrow strip of lawn, with handsome symmetrical plants of the following 

 kinds : — Next the entrance door, Taxodium distichura ; then Sophora ja- 

 ponica pendula ; next, Pinus Miighus, DahHa, Taxodium distichum nutans, 

 Dahb'«, Pinus rigida, Taxodium dlstichum patens. Beyond this, there is 

 a row of dwarf hybrid rhododendrons, as a margin to a bank of common 

 laurel, cut smooth above, with standard roses, and other trees, all cut into 

 symmetrical roundish forms, rising through it, as seen inj^g. 30., which forms 

 a very singular phalanx of objects, and serves to occupy the mind of the 

 spectator, and prevent his recollecting that he is so very near the boundary 

 and the public road. Turning round, with the face towards the house, a 

 number of rare and beautiful plants are displayed on a rockwork com- 

 posed entirely of crystallised spar. The walk turns round to the entrance 

 to the house ; which circumstance corresponds well with its cottage and 

 unobtrusive character, and is, in reality, as we think, in better taste than 

 if the walk had been conducted to the main entrance, with a sweep like 

 that of a carriage approach. 



d. The entrance lobby of the house. e. The dining-room. 



/, The library, which opens into the dining-room with folding doors; both 

 rooms being intended for books. g. The drawingroom. 



h. Study. i. Kitchen. j, Back-kitchen. k. Pantry. /, Dairy. 



m. Court, common to the kitchen and stables, with folding gates to the public 

 road. n, Justice-room. o. Coach-house. p. Two-stalled stable. 



q. Harness-room. r, Dust-hole. 



s, Servants' privy, entering from a winding walk, which passes from the stable 

 court to the garden. 



t. Situation where there is a handsome Gothic aviary partially concealed by 

 bushes, and containing a good collection of birds ; Mr. Theodore Wil- 

 liams, jun., being much attached to the study of ornithology. 



u, A point round which there is a constellation of rare and beautiful trees and 

 shrubs in pots, besides various statuary and sculpturesque objects. Among 

 the hardy trees are, Photinia serrulata and Pinus VstWasidna ; and among the 

 green-house plants, in pots and vases, are, oranges, myrtles, fuchsias, tree 

 rhododendrons, &c. The view from this spot, looking towards v, is indi- 

 cated in^g. 31. 



V, A gardenesque plantation, in which every tree and shrub is kept distinct, 

 and every one trained into a symmetrical shape. The mass gradually rises 

 from the height of 2 ft. round the margin, to the middle, which is 7 or 8 

 feet high. Among the plants in this gardenesque mass are the following : — 



