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giving to this unique place may not induce any one to en- 

 deavour to break through a rule rendered necessary to the 

 comfort of Lady Broughton, in consequence of the living-rooms 

 being close upon the garden and opening into it. 



The surface of the ground at Hoole is flat, and the soil a rich 

 loam. In the extreme distance, in one direction, are seen the 

 Welsh mountains, in another, the Peckforton Hills and Beeston 

 Castle. The general plan of that part of the ground which 

 lies round the house is shown in Jig. 63., to which the following 

 letters refer : — 



a. The house, of which the elevation is given in Jig. 64. 



b. A conservatory forming the front entrance, as shown on a larger scale in 

 fig. 64. ; and without the glass, 'vajig. 65. 



c. Camellia-house, of which a ground plan is shown \nfig. 67., an elevation in 

 fig. 66., and a plan of the roof in^g. 68. In the ground plan {fig. 67.), a 

 is the entrance from the veranda; b, shelf for plants ; c, stage for plants; 

 d d d, veranda ; and e, the drawingroom. 



d (\nfig. 63.), Drawingroom window, which looks on the flower-garden. 



e. Geranium-house, of which a ground plan and elevation are shown in fig. 69. 

 The communication between the geranium-house and the camellia-house is 

 by the veranda d, in fig. 67. 



f. Flower-garden, the view of which, from the drawingroom window, is shown 

 in fig. 10. 



g. The rockwork surrounding the flower-garden. 



k, Walk midway up the rockwork, but concealed from the eye below by the 



rocks between it and the flower-beds. 

 i, Stable. j. Stable-yard. k, Kitchen-garden. /, Reserve garden. 



m, Grass field. n, Gardener's office and green-house. 



0, Under gardener's room. p. Back entrance to the stable-yard. 



q, Soil-yard. r r. Back shed and other conveniences. s. Coal-house. 



t. Ice-house. u. Pond. v. Bee-house. 



w w, Flower-baskets on the lawn. x, Road to Chester. 



J/, Entrance gate to the approach road. z, Back approach. 



1, Back approach to the garden. 



2, Archway between the rock and the stables. 



3, Back entrance to the flower-garden, 4, Pavement under the veranda. 

 5, Back door to the rockwork and flower-garden. 6, Cow-house. 



7 7, Coach houses. 8, Harness room. 9, Shrubbery. 



Fig. 71. is a view of the highest part of the rockwork, from 

 the centre of the flower-garden. The highest point is in the 

 south-east angle, where it is 34 ft. above the level of the lawn. 



Fig. 72. is a view of the rockwork, the lawn, and the camellia- 

 house, from the rock- walk in the north-east angle. 



Remarks. The striking effect produced by the flower-garden 

 at Hoole depends on the contrast between the smooth flat 

 surface of the lawn, with the uniformity of the circular beds, 

 and the great irregularity of the surrounding rockwork. The 

 length of the flower-garden, within the rocky boundary, is 60 

 yards, and the breadth 34 yards. The baskets, twenty-seven in 

 number, are in five straight rows, and each liasket is a circle of 



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