LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



PLATE 



I. — View of the Pear-tree Walk from the Valley of Ferns (FAnt.). It shows 

 how particularly satisfying to the eye is a straight line in its proper place. This is the 

 longest straight line in the Garden, and extends parallel with the beautiful grove of 

 trees in Beddington Park. In early spring it is attractive, and in summer the arches 

 of roses are charming. It contrasts with the curved lines of other paths, and has the 

 merit of being the right design for the situation. 



2. — Plan of the Garden {p. i). 



3. — Map of the District, 2 inches to the mile (p. 6). 



4. — Section of the Strata of the London Basin from North to South, from 

 East Grinstead in Kent to Bolton in Bedfordshire {p. zi). The strata 

 consists of London clay, Lower Tertiary beds, chalk, Upper Greensand, Gault, Lower 

 Greensand ; and Wealden clay on the south, and Kirameridge clay on the north. My 

 Garden is placed on the Lower Tertiary beds, a few feet above the chalk. The section 

 of the strata through the garden shows its position on a more enlarged scale on the 

 Lower Tertiary beds, and indicates the manner in which the chalk comes to the surface 

 to the south, and dips under the blue clay to the north. 



5. — Geological Map of the District (/. 21), showing the various strata on the surface, 

 and the contour lines of the hills. The scale is 4 miles to the inch. 



6. — View of Beddington Church (/. 19) as seen across Beddington Park, from the 

 north bank of the lake in my Garden. It show.s the lake-like effect of the mill head. 



7. — Scene on the Wandle (/. 27). The snutf-mill at Carshalton, in the occupation of 

 Mr. Ansell. 



8. — A View of the Fern Glen and Glen Bower (p. 40). This is traversed by a stream 

 which is crossed by a bridge. A specimen of a Lady-fern and of an Osmunda of the 

 largest size are shown on the left. 



9. — Another View of the Fern Glen, looking West (/. 40), showing the manner 

 in which an illuminated spot is seen through a dark vista, whereby a beautiful effect of 

 sunshine is secured. 



10. — Valley of Ferns (/. 42). This has a, little stream through its centre, and at the 

 further end a raised seat which looks over the ferns, and commands a view of Bed- 

 dington Park. A Cedrus deodara is an object of beauty, and the ferns are screened 

 from cold winds, but not overshadowed with trees. 



II. — The Croquet Lawn (pp. 38, 44). The plate does not do justice to the position, as it 

 rather depicts a game of croquet than a picturesquely situated croquet-ground. 



12. — View of the Large Summer-house (/. 44), wherein we receive our friends when 

 they visit the Garden. It is simply a thatched structure of the simplest description 



