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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



considers pleasant and picturesque — as, for instance, a view of a 

 church, a ruin, water, or any agreeable feature of a landscape — 



Fig. I. — Plan of a Country Residence. 



A, Mansion ; B, Stables, close to the servants' entrance, hidden from the Mansion by 

 thick plantations; C, Gardener's Cottage, opposite to the Stables; D, Greenhouses, one 

 lean-to and two span-roof houses ; E, Kitchen Garden, surrounded by walls, against 

 which are trained fruit-trees; F, Lodge; G, Main Entrance; H, Bridges; L, Water 

 Pump and Engine House; M, Reservoir; N, Summer-house. (The dotted lines are 

 the lines of sight.) 



must be utilised to the best advantage. He can heighten the 

 effect of such views by directing the line of sight between narrow 

 openings amongst trees. The area of a garden may be made 



