Mr. Wells had obviously been guided by two principles; vis. first, that, in the views from the house, the natural character and expression of the surrounding country should be preserved; and, secondly, that all the garden scenes should be kept subordinate, or as episodes to the main features of the place. In order to preserve the general character of the country in the views from the house, it was necessary that the same character should pre-vail in the foreground which existed in the different distant parts of the scene; and, hence; no flower-beds were introduced immediately before the windows of the living-rooms. Something of this kind might, no doubt, have been done, though in a sparing manner, had Mr. Wells rebuilt the house, and surrounded it by an architectural terrace or basement; but, without such a medium for uniting the house with the grounds, flowers in the foreground, Mr. Wells judged, and in our opinion most justly, would have too powerfully attracted the eye.