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cue,) 2 lbs.; F. ovina tenuifolia, (Slender Sheep's Fescue,) 
1 lb.; Poa nemoralis sempervirens, (Annual Meadow. 
Grass,) 2 Ybs.; and Anthoxanthum odoratum, (Sweet- 
scented Meadow Girass,) 1-2 Ib. If the soil be light or 
sandy, more of the fescue-grasses may be sown, and 1-2 Ib. 
of Lotus corniculatus (Common Birds-Foot Clover, or 
Trefoil) added. It may, in general, be remarked that, as a 
place of interest to every well-informed proprietor, the gar- 
den should be so near to the mansion as to be conveniently _ 
accessible on foot, probably within little more than a quar- 
ter of a mile; while it should be so distant as to avoid the, 
possibility of offence arising from the necessary gardening 
operations, and the resort of workmen. A position on one 
side of the house is to be’ preferred, unless a much more 
eligible one‘oceur in the rear. Wherever it be placed, it 
should be so masked by evergreen shrubs, and by trees, as 
not to be visible from the principal lawn, or from the walks 
in the shrubbery and flower-garden. If the surface of the 
domain be undulated, the garden is almost unavoidably seen 
from some ‘point or other, and the coup-d’ wil of the in- 
closure walls is apt to present the idea of a huge box; an 
unpleasant impression, which should by all means be avoid- 
ed or lessened by plantations judiciously introduced. 
Ground possessing a gentle inclination toward the south « 
is desirable for a garden. On such a slope effectual drain- 
ing is easily accomplished, and the greatest possible benefit 
is derived from the sun’s rays. The lower part of the gen- 
tle declivity is perhaps to be preferred; but a very low 
situation should scarcely be chosen, as the subsoil i is apt to 
be damp; fogs often brood over such spots, and frosts are 
more injurious there than on higher ground. It is benefi- 
cial to have an open exposure towards the east and west, so 
