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of the relative positions occupied by his dwelling, the 
outhouses and his garden, except that he says the 
houses are in a “Yeard . . . pallizado’d with 
locust Puncheons/’ This proves very certainly, how¬ 
ever, that they did not occupy the position or posi¬ 
tions, which were later assigned to these buildings— 
that is, at the right and left of the house. The garden 
dimensions were too limited for a kitchen garden for 
such a household as his; and this fact, together with 
the form of it—a square—which was the form com¬ 
monly adopted in the Elizabethan designs to balance 
the house, affords pretty conclusive warrant for the 
assumption that it was, in the more advanced sense, 
a “garden.” If it were, it would be likely to lay be¬ 
fore the dwelling, at the back probably—that is, on 
the side opposite the main entrance. Perhaps the 
orchard was beyond, but that is speculation; so also 
is any attempt to locate the offices. 
The counsel of William Lawson doubtless served 
many of these early southern planters. He suggests 
much that is delightful in his “New Orchard and 
Garden,” of which some copies of the 1626 edition 
must certainly have found their way to America and 
been frequently consulted. He does not say much 
about design, however; most of his work is horticul¬ 
tural and only generally descriptive of what should 
or may be done for the greatest pleasure. Genuinely 
