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that portion of the ground, g, ornamented with flowering 
shrubs, and kept mown by the scythe, from the remainder, of 
a park-like character, which is kept short by the cropping of 
animals. At c, are shown the stables, carriage house, etc., 
which, though near the approach road, are concealed by fo- 
liage, though easily accessible by a short curved road, re- 
turning from the house, so as not to present any road lead- 
ing in the same direction, to detract from the dignity of the 
approach in going to it. A prospect tower, or rustic pavilion, 
on a little eminence overlooking the whole estate, is shown 
at/ The small arabesque beds near the house, are filled with 
masses of choice flowering shrubs and plants ; the kitchen 
garden is shown at c?, and the orchard at e. 
Suburban villa residences are, every day, becoming more 
numerous ; and in laying out the grounds around them, and 
disposing the sylvan features, there is often more ingenuity, 
and as much taste required, as in treating a country residence 
of several hundred acres. In the small area of from one half 
an acre to ten or twelve acres, surrounding often a villa of 
the first class, it is desirable to assemble many of the same 
features, and as much as possible of the enjoyment, which 
are to be found in a large and elegant estate. To do this, 
the space allotted to various purposes, as the kitchen garden, 
lawn, etc., must be judiciously portioned out, and so charac- 
terized and divided by plantations, that the whole shall ap- 
pear to be much larger than it really is, from the fact that the 
spectator is never allowed to see the whole at a single glance ; 
but while each portion is complete in itself, the plan shall 
present nothing incongruous or ill assorted. 
An excellent illustration of this species of residence, is af- 
forded the reader, in the accompanying plan, (fig. 23,) of the 
grounds of Riverside Villa. This pretty villa at Bur- 
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