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medium of communication between them, in cases in which the commu- 
nication through the ornamented ground would be unsightly or inconve- 
nient. In arranging the pleasure-ground, the great object, as in all simi- 
lar cases, was to introduce as much variety as could be conveniently 
done in a comparatively limited space. This has been effected chiefly, 
by distributing over the lawn a collection of trees and shrubs ; by form- 
ing a small piece of water, and disposing of the earth excavated into hilly 
inequalities ; and by walks leading to different points of view, indicated 
by different kinds of covered seats or garden structures. In conducting 
the walks, and distributing the trees and shrubs, considerable skill and 
taste have been displayed in concealing the distant walks, and those 
which cross the lawn in different directions, from the windows of the 
living-rooms ; and also in never showing any walk but the one which is 
being walked on, to a spectator making the circuit of the grounds. 
Before we enter into further details, we shall describe, first, the plan of 
the house ; secondly, that of the farm and garden offices and the hot- 
houses ; and, thirdly, the general plan of the grounds. 
The house, in its external form and interior arrangement, is to be con- 
sidered as a cottage, or rather as a villa assuming a cottage character. 
Hence, the centre part of the house, over the dining and drawing-rooms, 
appears from the elevation of the entrance front, to be only two stories 
high. There is, however, a concealed story over part of the offices, for 
servants’ bedrooms. 
The house of which Fig. 4, is an enlarged plan, consists of : 
a , The porch, entered from a bridge thrown across the brook, 4, as shown 
in Fig. 4. 
b b , Passage from which are seen the stairs to the bedrooms ; and in which, 
at ii, there is a jib-door and a ventilating window, to prevent the 
possibility of the smell from the kitchen or offices, or water-closet, 
penetrating to the other parts of the passage. 
c, Recess for coats, hats, etc., fitted up with a hat and umbrella-stand, 
tables, etc. 
d, drawing-room, with a recess at the further end, fitted up with a sofa 
and a writing-table. 
e, Dining-room, with a recess for the largest sideboard, and another for a 
smaller sideboard and cellarets. 
