100. The situation of the house in fig. 33. appears almost inconveniently near the street or road; but the house is so placed, in order to allow an appearance of ample space, and breadth of lawn, to be given to the grounds. In fig. 33., a is the entrance; b, the drawing-room, having a view the whole length of the lawn; c is the dining-room, having a very confined view, and, in short, looking across some bushes, to a screen of evergreens (say hollies or evergreen oaks); d is the breakfast-room, or common sitting-room of the family, looking on a flower-garden, to which there is a descent from a balcony by three steps. The other small room may be used as a business, waiting, or gentleman's room; and the situation of the staircase is indicated. The central hall is large for the size of the house, and may, in summer, be used occasionally as a music-room, or as a play-place, or dancing-room, for children. All the offices are on the basement story, and the first and second floors are bed-rooms. If circumstances are favourable, a small piece of water, supplied from a dripping rock, at e, would have a good effect; and there might be rock-work, or a statue; there might also be a statue on a pedestal, surrounded with tazza vases of flowers, in the centre of the flower-garden; or, if water were abundant, a fountain might be substituted for the statue.

The rest of the garden, with the exception of the surrounding border between the walk and the boundary wall, is entirely of turf, varied by choice ornamental trees and shrubs, including some fruit-trees and fruit shrubs.

Design III To Lay Out And Plant The Gardens Of A S 33