Book IV. 



PRIVATE GARDENS, OR RESIDENCES. 



1025 



their owners act in concert at their first planting ; and a sort of community of scenery 

 may be enjoyed, without lessening individual privacy and comfort. On the contrary, a 

 gain might result to each proprietor rather than otherwise ; for if two villas, adjoining 

 each other, are laid out in the modern style, then by placing the masses of wood of the 

 one, against the masses 



of the other, less ground ..*x*\vv.vn>^xvv™ — 7:2J 



would require to be occu- 

 pied in plantation by each. 

 Office-buildings might be 

 placed against, or near 

 office-buildings, so as to 

 be shut out, or paitially 

 concealed witli less than 

 the usual quantity of 

 trees, azid so an. In the 

 ancient style, avenues 

 and vistas might be con- 

 trived to pass through 

 each other's grounds, and 

 the ornamental objectfj 

 which formed their ter- 

 mination, serving both 

 parties, only half the 

 usual number would require to be erected by each. 



7286. IVie suburban house {fig. 725.) is a large commodious dwelling, in a village- 

 like collection of houses, or streets, on the outskirts of the metropolis, or of large towns ; 

 and occupied as the constant residence of wealthy professional men or merchants. It has 

 a carriage-entrance to the house and stables in 

 front, and a small kitchen-garden behind. 



7287. The house with carriage -entrance ( fig. 



726. ) occurs very commonly in the suburban 

 streets of large cities ; it contains a small gar- 

 den behind, not however sufficient to employ 

 gardener ; and it is without stable or coach- 

 house ; the fore-court is varied by shrubs and 

 a few trees, and the central circle of turf, orna- 

 mented with baskets of flowers or roses ; and in 

 the m.iddle a statue, sundial, fountain, pond, 

 or a cedar, or other evergreen tree. 



7288 The house with covered entrance (fig. 



727. ) is similarly situated to the other, but 

 generally further from town, to and from which 

 tiie occupant passes by the local public con- 

 veyances. It contains a garden-court before, 

 other ; but the former is entered 



and a garden behind the house, like the 



by a porch (a), connected with 

 the house by means of a glass or 

 opaque roofed passage (b) ; and 

 along the front of the house is an 

 open veranda (c, c) communi- 

 cating with a vestibule (d). This 

 sort of suburban house is well 

 suited for invalids, who may take 

 exercise, and enjoy the plants 

 under the glass roofs in rainy 

 weather. 



7289. The house and conserva- 

 tory {fig. 728.) is similarly situ- 

 ated to the last, with one or two 

 wings {a and b), as conserva- 

 tories ; or, the one a conservatory, 

 and the other a botanic stove, or 

 a vinery. These communicate 

 with the two principal living-rooms, and also with the fore-c£)urt (c) ; the latter entrance 

 is that made use of by the gardener. Heat is supplied from the under-ground offices of 

 the house ; and if the latter is heated by hot air, in Sylvester's excellent manner, or by 

 the more simple operation of steam, it will be accomplished so much the more readily 



