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expedient to remove them to too great a distance from 

 the' house, neither should they be placed altogether 

 in its immediate vicinity. Perhaps the most desirable 

 position is one in a secluded part of the pleasure- 

 grounds, where they can be set down in connection 

 with each other, and where their walks can enter 

 readily into the main system of communication run- 

 ning throughout the place. In a locality of thib de- 

 scription, their walls and other buildings can be most 

 effectually shrouded, and on that account the general 

 scenery will be least impaired. When the stables are 

 detached from the mansion-house, the fruit and kitchen 

 gardens may be placed near them, with advantage to 

 the general arrangements of the place, as the same 

 back-roads will serve for both, and facility of access 

 will thus be increased. 



In parks in which there are considerable eminences 

 or ridges, the gardens in question are not unfrequently 

 placed at the base of one or other of these, for the 

 sake of shelter. Before adopting such a site however, 

 the designer will do well to studv the effect .of that 

 arrangement as viewed from the neighboring heights. 

 There is scarcely any thing less- pleasing than a square, 

 box-like inclosure when seen from an eminence at a 

 moderate distance. Of course there need be no hesi- 

 tation when the heights are not tiwersed by any of 

 the principal walks or rides ; for on uneven surfaces 

 it is impossible to avoid all unpleasing effects from 

 every point of the park. At the same time it should 

 be ascertained that the expectation of shelter from the 

 situations to which we have alluded is not" lallacious. 

 Xiising grounds sometimes cause a repercussion of the 

 aerial currents, or so direct their movements as to 



