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reasons for making tlie distinction^ the ring curtain in 

 that quarter may well be dispensed with. The finest part 

 of the pleasure-grounds should be between the house and 

 the pasture-field, and both should be laid out so that the 

 one should appear a continuation of the other. As re- 

 commended in the other form of a viHa, a considerable 

 variety of trees and shrubs should be planted in the 

 grounds. Besides the walks in the immediate vicinity 

 of the house, one leading walk should pass round the 

 boundary, communicating with those in the kitchen 

 garden, and also with the approach, if there is one. A 

 small lake, a fountain, vases, and other artificial decora- 

 tions, may often be introduced with good effect, but only 

 sparingly, on account of the limited extent of the dressed 

 grounds. The kitchen garden, with its structures, may 

 be placed at one end or along one side of the place, as 

 convenience may dictate. If the approach comes in 

 contact with the pasture-field, it should only skirt the 

 side of it, and should be partially shaded by groups of 

 shrubs and trees. 



The park villa is often a very agreeable, and, though 

 plainer in its style than the other, a very beautiful re- 

 sidence. If well arranged at first, it is the more easily 

 managed of the two. Where only a moderate amoimt 

 of forcing and greenhouse work is required, one man 

 with occasional assistance, or at most two men, wHl be 

 sufficient to keep a place such as that described above 

 in perfect order. 



