Fig. 304. is a section and view, looking to the southwest, and showing the front of the house. It will be observed from the lines indicating walks, that there is one which makes the entire circuit of the residence, besides several) cross walks. It will also be observed, that the carriage communication between the farm-yard and the stable offices at the house is by the public road, though there is a private carriage road, in a more direct line, through the mill paddock.

Fig. 307., p. 434 and 435, is a ground plan of the flower-garden and kitchen-garden on a larger scale.

a, The entrance to the flower-garden from the house, through the avenue b; the doorway of the garden exhibiting a rustic . arch, as shown in the sketch, fig .306. From the point a, a walk branches off through the mill-paddock to the entrance front of the house, so that persons may come and go to the gardens without going through the house.

b. Elm-tree avenue, decorated, during summer, with a row of China vases, placed at regular distances along each side of the gravel walk, and each containing a choice flower.

e. A superstructure of rustic-work, with an elevated rustic rase in the centre, and surrounded by beds., with borders of rustic-work. The cir-cumference con-sists of an arcade, connected by a column clothed with creepers in the centre, by garlands of creepers twined round chains; and haying at a distance the appearance shown In fig. 309.

Geometrical Section of the Ground, and Bird's eye View of the Park, at Wimbledan, on the Line D C, including the House, Flower-garden, Kitchen-garden.

d. Pond, with a fountain in the centre, containing numerous aquatics of different species, and surrounded by rock, work, as shown in fig. 312.

e. Marble basin and fountain.

f. Bower of trellis-work.

g. Elevated platform, ornamented on the side next the flower-garden with a screen of rustic-work, and with rustic vases filled with flowers.

h, Arcade, covered with creepers. i i. Conservative wall, on which are many very interesting exotic shrubs. k k, Plant-houses, with rockwork in front planted with select ornamental herbaceous plants and under-shrubs. The central house (l) is a greenhouse, and those to the right are also green-houses, while those to the left are hot-houses. At the back of one end of the central green-house is a door, which opens to the private or reserve court (m), in which there is a pelargonium-house, with a range of pits along the front, for Cape bulbs; and in the interior of the court are various other pits and frames.

n, Large reserve-ground, surrounded by the potting and working sheds, tool-houses. seedroom, men's room, etc, o. Farm-yard, the details of which will be found below.

p. Poultry-yard.

q, House of the gardener and general manager. r. Barn.

s, Yard for rubbish, pea-stlcka, &c t, Fine-pita in the kitchen-garden.

u u, Part of the private road from the mill paddock to the farm-yard, rick-yard, and arable field; and which crosses the elm avenue, near the entrance to the flower-garden: but this road being little need, and that only early in the morning, no perceptible marks of it are Been in the elm avenue. This avenue having a wire fence on both sides, a gate la placed in each fence, one opposite the other; and these gates are opened whenever carta are to pass. v, East entrance to the flower-garden.

w. Road from Wimbledon to London. x, Wimbledon Common.

y, Upper park, or lawn. z, North park, adjoining the arable ground.

Fig. 305. shows the ground plan of the farm-yard and poultry-yard, and also of the range of plant-houses, on a larger scale than in the preceding plan.

a Orchideona house. b, Plant stove.

c, d, and e, Greenhouses, with vines trained under the rafters.

f, Aviary. g, Working-shed. h h, Furnaces.

i, Situation of the cittern on the top of the brick wall of the green-house, to which water is raised by the hydraulic ram, mentioned in p. 429.; whence it is conducted to the different plant-houses, and to the fountains in the open garden, by pipes.

Entrance to the Flower-garden at Wimbledon House.

j, Reserve-yard and working-ground. k, Reserve-ground for plants in pots.

l, Coal-shed. m, Tool-shed. n, Pot-shed. o, Man's room, p, Seed-room. q. Carpenter's shop r, Barn. s s, Pits for Cape bulbs.

t, Pelargonium house. u, Enclosed yard. v, Liquid manure tank.

w, Granary, supported on stone pillars, with caps to prevent the ascent of rats and mice.

a?, Open yard. y, Cattle-shed, with fodder-rack z, Pump and drinking-trough.

1, Cow-house. 2, Calf-pen. 3, Pigsties.

4, Open cattle-shed, with fodder-racks. In the back wall there is an opening, with a shutter, to allow fowls to pass through from the poultry-yard, so as to pick up what food they can, in the cattle-yard.

5. Stable for cart-horses. 6, Hay-room, and place for cutting straw into chaff.

7, Pigsty, near which there is a privy for the farm servants.

8, Yard for ducks, enclosed by trelliswork.

9, Oral pond, paved with brick, into which is thrown the food for the ducks.

10, Houses for the ducks. 11, Poultry yard.

12, Stone basin, to contain water for the poultry.

13, Laying-house for common fowls 14, Laying-house for hen turkeys.

15, General fattening-house. In this house, common fowls, turkeys, and ducks, are all kept loose, and fattened together. It is found that this mode contributes generally to their fattening; because, whenever one bird goes to eat, the others are stimulated to imitate it.

16, Place for fattening quarrelsome fowls, one fowl being fattened in it at a time.

17, Babbit-home, in which the rabbits are kept in hutches.

18, Turtle-dores, formerly kept for ornament in a building at one end of the range of hothouses, but the space is now occupied with a house for Orchideae.

19, House for pheasants; which are bred here, tad afterwards tamed into the park. 20, Pigeons. These here their principal entrants in the roof end have always a salt-cake placed on the floor.

Flower-garden at Wimbledon House, showing the main Walk and Plant-houses.

21 Fowls' roosting-house. Here the fowls roost on horizontal stripe of board, about 2 in. on the side, and raised, so as to form a slope, from the floor in the front of the house to the top of the back wall, in the manner of a greenhouse stage. The object of this is to facilitate the ascent of the fowls, and to prevent them from dirtying one another when at roost. 22, Pigsties.

Flower garden at Wimbledon House, showing a Rustic Structure and Fat.

23, Covered way to the poultry-houses, paved with Dutch clinkers, as are all the houses in this yard. 24. Entrance to the farm-yard. 25, Kitchen-garden.

26, Flower-garden, of which a general view, showing the main walk and the plant-houses is given In fig. 308.; and views of the entrance, rustic structure, and fountain, in figs. 306.. 309.. and 812. 27. Park.

a, Entrance ball, with semicircular Ionic portico.

Fig. 310. shows the plan of the principal floor of the house, and of the domestic offices.

b, Saloon, divided by columns into three compartments, and having a fireplace at each end. In the centre, a window opens under a portico, to the lawn.

c, Drawing-room. d, Dining-room.

e. Anteroom to the dining-room. f, Anteroom to the drawing-room. g g, Passages and principal staircases h, Breakfast-room. i, Store-closet. k. Anteroom to the conservatory.

l, Conservatory; the front architectural, and the roof of glass, so that the plants In it thrive in the greatest luxuriance.

m, Billiard-room. n. Study. o, Cabinet.

p, Library. qt Bath-room. r, Butler's pantry. s, Housekeeper's room. t, Servants' hall u, Still-room. v, Cook's pantry. w, Lanier. x, Kitchen. y, 8cullery.

z z, Four-stalled stables

1, Harness-room. 2 2, Coach-houses. 3, Three-stalled stable, with coachman's room over. 4, Dung-pit 5, Washhouse, with laundry over. 6, Cistern, supplied with water by the engine in the mill paddock. 7, Drying-ground.

8, Brewhouse. 9, Ice-cellar. 10, Dairy.

11, Dog-kennel. 12, Bottle-room.

18, Dust-bins. 14, Coals, wood, female servants' privies, and other conveniences. 18, Kitchen-court. 16, Chaise house.

17, 18, Coach-houses, and man-servants' privy adjoining.

View from the Lawn Front of Wimbledon House.

There are several other minor conveniences in this and the three preceding plans, such as water-closets, etc, which we have not thought it necessary to particularise; and in the plan, fig. 307. there are several rustic seats, benches, and resting-places, which have not been noticed. There is also a reserve ice-house near the head of the upper lake.