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The group of large flower-beds opposite the library window, 

 with a vase in the centre, should be filled with rather low flowers, 

 and made as continuously brilliant as possible. Forming the fore- 

 ground of a fine stretch of lawn beyond them, the view as seen 

 from the main window of this room may be made quite elegant 

 and park-like in its effect. 



Plate XVIII. 



Plan for a Residence of Medium Size, with Stable and Carriage- 

 house, Orchard, and Vegetable-garden, on a Corner-Lot 200 x t,oo 

 feet. 



Here we have a house of moderate size on a lot which gives 

 ample space around it, and which is provided with length of car- 

 riage-road disproportioned to the size of the house. It is suited to- 

 the use of a small family, who entertain much company, and keep 

 horses and carriages. 



The location of a large kitchen-garden in the southwest corner 

 of the lot, where the lawn might be extended with fine effect, as in 

 Plates XI and XIII, was made in order to place the orchard away 

 from the side street, and the enterprise of bad boys. The vegeta- 

 ble-garden offers few temptations for moonlight poachers over a 

 street-fence, but an orchard in the same place is almost irresisti- 

 ble. By interposing the kitchen-garden between it and the street, 

 the fruit is safer. Were it not for this reason we would decidedly 

 prefer to have the kitchen-garden back of the house, the orchard 

 on the south side of the lot, and so arranged that the ground under 

 the trees should appear to be a prolongation of the south lawn. 

 The plan being made with reference to the protection of the 

 orchard, sacrifices to this object Rule I, of Chapter XI— there being, 

 no length of lawn on the lot commensurate with its size. Yet 

 the manner of grouping, in those portions of the lot which are in 

 lawn, is such as to conceal this defect in a great degree from the 

 eye of an observer in the street, or in the house ; though it is evi- 

 dent enough on the paper plan. 



