We shall suppose the piece of ground to be about 250 ft. in length, and 100 fit. in breadth, and that the ground has been properly levelled; the next point is to provide efficient drainage, as the part of the garden which is to be covered with grass will be of comparatively little use, unless it be thoroughly drained, so as to be in a fit state for walking upon nearly all the year. The levelling and draining having been completed, the next thing to be done is to mark out the situation of the walks; and these, as the main object is to have a broad expanse of lawn, are kept as near the boundary line as practicable. They may be made of gravel, or any other similar material, or laid with flagstones or asphalte, in the way that will be described under the head of Garden Operations. The flower garden may then be staked out, and turf laid over the whole of the centre of the back garden from b to e, a dug border being left at A, i, and k, if thought advisable; there might be also dug beds at g and f; and the border between the walls and the walks should be dug ground.

The trees at l, m, n, o, and v, should, however, be all planted on the grass.

102. The planting of a garden of this kind must depend, in some measure, on the taste of the proprietor; but as economy is to be our object, the following forty-three kinds of trees and shrubs may be recommended for planting on the grass, as being at once both cheap and ornamental, either in their general appearance and the colour of their leaves, or in their flowers:

Amygdalus communis, the common almond.

Betula a1ba, the common birch.

Cercis Siliquastrum, the Judas tree.

Cornus siberica, the coral-wooded dogwood.

Crataegus Oxyacantha var., the doable and scarlet-flowering hawthorns, and other species or varieties of Crataegus.

Cydonia japonica (commonly called Pyrus japonica).

Cytisus alpinus, the Scotch laburnum.

Daphne Mezereum, the common mezereon.

Fagus sylvatica purpurea, the purple beech.

Halesia tetraptera, the snow-drop tree.

Hibiscus syriacus, the althaea frutex.

Hippophae argentea, the silver-leaved buckthorn.

Hypericum Kalmidanum, Kalm's St. John's wort.

Ilex Aquifolium, the common holly.

Laurus nobilis, the sweet bay.

Ligustrum vulgare, the common privet.

Philadelphus coronaiius, the common garden syrings, and many other kinds.

Phillyrea angustifolia, the narrow-leaved phillyrea,

Pyrus ancuparia, the mountain ash.

Pyrus bacoats, the Siberian crab.

Pyrus coronaria, the garland-flowered crab.

Pyrus Astracanica, the transparent crab.

Pyrus spectabilis, the showy-flowered crab.

Quercus Cerris, the Turkey oak.

Quercus I'lex, the common evergreen oak.

Rhus Cotinus, the periwig tree.

Rhus elegans, the stag's-horn sumach.

Ribes aureum, the yellow-flowered currant.

Robinia viscosa and hispida, the glutinous and rose-flowered acacias.

Salix amygdalina, the almond-leaved willow.

Sophora japonica, the Japan sophora and the weeping variety.

Spartium junoeum, the Spanish broom.

Spartium multiflorum, the white broom.

Spirae'a hypericifolia and salicifolia, the hypericum-leaved and the willow-leaved spiraeas, and other kinds.

Symphoria racemosa, the snowberry tree.

Thuja occldentalis, the arbor vitae.

Fiburnum O'puins, the snowball tree.

U'lex europae'a plena, the double-blossomed furze.

Xylosteum Tataricum, the tartarian honeysuckle.

These will all bear the London smoke, and, with the exception of the sweet bay, are quite hardy. If forty sorts in mixture were ordered from a nurseryman, they would cost 9s. per dozen; but, if the above list were given to the same nurseryman, he could not afford them for less than 1s, each on an average, though the sorts named are in all the nurseries.

103. To vary this mode of planting, in some places, such as at l and a, there may be planted groups of Mahonia Aquifolium; and at o may be a group consisting of laurestinus and arbutus, and also Portugal laurel, if the situation be not too near the smoke of London for the latter tree. At p may be some variegated hollies; and a few choice ornamental shrubs may be introduced in various places on the margin of the clumps next the grass. At q may be a Deodar cedar, which will grow freely near London; and in some other situations, as a single tree, may be introduced an Araucaria imbricata, or a Paulownia imperialis, or a mulberry may be planted. Great care is, however, required in planting 'single trees, that they may not destroy the effect of breadth intended to be produced in the centre of the lawn, and that they may not interfere with the openings left among the clumps, and which are intended to produce the effect of glades and vistas, and to give the idea of the place being much more extensive than it really is.

104. To form an evergreen screen to hide the boundary wall from the windows of the dining-room, at s, maybe planted one of the beautiful Chinese cypress (Juniperus sinensis); and beyond this may be a shrubbery of choice dwarf junipers, and other similar plants, which may be mixed with hollies, and dwarf evergreen oaks, or any other plants that may be preferred, so as to have an agreeable effect, and yet hide the boundary from the windows of the dining-room c; the only care necessary being to mingle a few variegated hollies or flowering shrubs with the other trees, to prevent the plantation from looking too dark. If desired, the plantation may be made to slope upwards from the house to the walk, next which the highest bushes may be placed, and which would be thus hidden from the house. Another mode of managing this screen would be to carry the walk next the house instead of being in its present position, and to have a plantation of American shrubs carried from it to the boundary wall; the kalmias, azaleas, and other low-growing plants being in front, and the rhododendrons behind.

There may also be a plantation of rhododendrons and other American plants at r, and laurestinus and rhododendrons may form the shrubbery between the house and the road.

105. The flower garden, t, maybe planted with Californian annuals, which will be in flower from March till the end of May, when they may be removed and their place supplied by green-house plants, which will continue in flower till October or November. The Californian annuals should be sown the latter end of October or the beginning of November, as soon as the green-house plants are removed and the ground has been cleared and raked. The following is a list of the annuals which may be sown to stand the winter, in order that they may flower in early spring:

1. Nemophila insignia; blue.

2. Eschscholtzia crocea; orange. 3. Leptostphon densiflorus; purple, 4. Clarkia pulchella alba; white.

5. Eschscholtzia Californica; yellow.

6. Lupinus nanus; blue.

7. Nemophila atomaria; white.

8. Erysimum Perowskianum; orange.

Towards the end of May these should be cleared away entirely, and the ground forked over and raked, after which the beds may be filled with greenhouse plants as follows:

1. Calceolarias; yellow. 2. Verbenas; scarlet. 3. Lobelias; blue. 4. Calceolarias; yellow.

5. Verbenas; white.

6. Phlox Drummdodii; crimson.

7. Anagallis Monelll; blue.

8. Pelargonium Tom Thumb; scarlet.

The best yellow calceolarias are C. Keyii, and C. viscosissima, which may be obtained at 8d. or 9d. each, or at 6s. 9d. or 7s. a dozen. If preferred, Cuphea platycentra, which may be had for 4s. a dozen, may be substituted for calceolarias in the bed marked 4; and Heliotropium Voltaireanum for the anagallis, as the heliotrope is a most splendid plant, and its flowers, which are produced in large trusses, are of a brilliant dark purple. For border flowers this heliotrope, Calceolaria amplexicaulis, Zauschneria Californica, or Z. coccinea, and Dielytra spectabilis may be planted, but the last two are more expensive than the others.