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of these accommodations. In a regular plan, an apartment is 

 sometimes added to complete the regularity of the figure ; and 

 the size of this apartment, as well as of that of some of the 

 closets, &c., and some of the outbuildings, is often larger than 

 there is any occasion for, and sometimes smaller than it ought to 

 be, for the same reason. In the case of a house like the present, 

 consisting originally of five rooms and a kitchen on the ground 

 floor, being rendered, by additions, fit for the occupation of 

 a family enjoying every comfort and luxury, we discover not 

 only all the necessary supplementary rooms and offices, but 

 the smallest size of each that will answer the end in view. 

 We have not, in this dwelling, either a laundry or a brew- 

 house, because washing and brewing are not done at home; 

 nor a large library or wine-cellar, because, Mr. Lawrence resid- 

 ing chiefly in London, his principal stock of books and wines 

 is kept there. We have, however, an ample pantry and dairy, 

 and all the smaller outdoor offices which are required in the 

 largest mansion. Baths and water-closets are not shown, be- 

 cause they are on the bed-room floor ; and there 4s also a bath- 

 house in the garden. 



Entering the lawn from the drawingroom (/;), we find a gentle 

 descent from the veranda to the walk. Turning to the right, at 

 the angle at 1, we observe the foliated vase 

 Jig. 44., the base of which is concealed 

 by a plant of tree ivy ; proceeding onwards 

 towards 2 and 4, we pass the pedestals and 

 vases Jigs. 45. and 46. We are now at 

 ** "S^ ^ sufficient distance from the garden front 



of the house, to see it to advantage by 

 turning round ; and, if we step on the 

 lawn to the point 4, we shall find the view 

 fig. 47., to the left of which will be observed 

 the ivy vase, and a basket containing a pyra- 

 mid of roses ; and to the right an elevated 

 rustic basket of pelargoniums. The large window on the left 

 is that of the dining-room. 



Looking from 1, 2, and 3, across the lawn, the eye observes 

 an intricate maze of agreeable and beautiful objects, but suffi- 

 ciently distant not to create the idea of being crowded or con- 

 fused ; the reason of which is, that there is always an ample 

 surface of naked lawn in the foreground, or middle distance, to 

 contrast with the ornamental groups, and to throw them suffi- 

 ciently far from the eye. 



The margin of plantation on the right is composed partly of 

 evergreen trees and shrubs, and partly of deciduous flowering 

 kinds. The groups on the left hand are, in part, of more rare 

 sorts, and contain a great many fine hybrid rhododendrons and 



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