213 PARKS AND PLEASURE-GEOUNDS. 



present a varied outline of projection and recess, without 

 there cannot be that breadth of light, and depth of 

 shade, which are so rich a source of beauty in picturesque 

 scenery. The recesses of the lawns will afford room for 

 groups of flower-beds, or even small flower-gardens for 

 the bedding out of greenhouse plants, annuals, etc. In 

 some of these nooks, too, rosaries and collections of 

 American plants are ftirnished with appropriate homes. 

 Rock- works, grottoes, bowers, houses, or covered seats 

 formed of combined moss and wicker-work, may be 

 attached to the flower-gardens, or may be placed as 

 detached objects in the grounds. It is not advisable, 

 however, to confine the whole of the roses and flowering 

 plants and shrubs to particular places : the ornamented 

 style aimed at permits them to be scattered liberally 

 throughout the whole place. Narrow flower-borders 

 and small flower-beds, destined more particularly for 

 spring flowers, may be formed near the house, but are 

 not to be permitted to interrupt the continuity of the 

 principal lawns. 



There ought to be at least one principal walk, not less 

 than seven feet wide, leading through the grounds and 

 exhibiting the main objects and positions of the place. 

 A number of secondary waUcs will also be required to 

 afibrd access to some of the ornaments above specified, 

 and to facilitate the inspection of the flowers. They 

 should not be allowed however to trench on the glades 

 of the lawns. Narrow walks should be avoided, except 

 when connected with groups of flower-beds. 



Terraces and bowling-greens may often be introduced 

 with excellent efiect, the former in combination with the 

 house and flower garden, the latter in some of the more 

 secluded lawns. Vases form suitable additions to the 



