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6226. A cottage ornée, ivc think, miglit be oharacterisea by the garden-front opemng
into a picturesque orchard or a lawn, varied by groups of fruit trees ; instead of into a
lawn or park planted with forest trees.^ It may contain any part of the scenes of the
villa at the will of the owner. II the situation of the house is elevated, so as to give a
inew from the principal rooms of a great part of the farm, it will be more desirable. A
desirable foundation for this improvement is an old English farmhouse ; by adding to
ivhich onc or two prmcipal rooms, a very interesting residence may be formed at little
expense. An agreeable variety of this species, sometimes adopted in France and
called there cottage m verger, consists in surrounding au enclosed space, of one or two
acres, with an irregular strip of walnut, cherry, chestnut, and other taU-growin<r trees
ivhich produce both fruit and timber ; - „ p . , a’-n-d-- -t-h-e--n- --p-l-a-n--t-i-n-g -t-h-e-- -i-n-t-e-r-i-o--r1 —, » —. ...’.rt.OT. „pave with the
hncr sorts of fruit trees (especially pears and plums), as standards, on turf. Winding
walks are led tlmough the whole, and groups of flowers and kitchen-vegetables introduced.
6227. Suburban villas, or villas on the outskirts of a town, require great caro in thoir
arrangement, as tho space is generally very limited, and tho smoke of the neighbouring
houses prevents many plants from growmg. In situations of this kind, the design
must, of course, vary according to circumstances, and also accordmg to tho quantity
of gi-ound that is to be laid out. We shall give some specimens of foreign gardens of
this kind, as well as English ones.
6228. Tke plan o f tlte residence o f General Lomet at Agen (fig. 999.) is given hy Ki-aft.
(Plans des plus beaux Jardins, &c., pi. 17.) It is situated on a hilly spot bordering thé
river, and contains in a very small space a dwelling, house ( a \ poultry-yard ( b \ in the
pavihoiis of which (c, d) are the coach-houses, stables, rooms above for the coachman
and stable-boys, and the gardener. There is a greenhouse (e), cart-shed, and wai-ehouse,
let ott to townsmen ( /) , a flower-garden (p), prmcipal entrance and avenue (li, i),
temple of Flora (K), Eoman temple and bath (I), ten-ace covered with an arhonr (m \ a
vine plantation trained on an ai-oade trellis in the
Italian manner (n), a terrace for orange trees with a
greenhouse underneath (o), parterre (p), miniature fields
of barley, wheat, beans, &c. J ) , kitchen-garden (r),
numerous monuments and statues {s, s), an orchard (t),
and a lake (u). There are numerous seats and mstic
buildings (fig. 1000.). Kraft says that this garden contains
the greatest variety of picturesque views, but has
ratlier too many winding walks. It was laid out by
the architect Kleber, who afterwards became the celebrated
general of that name, and was murdered during
the campaign in Egypt. IDeber seems to have been
fond of mstic buildings, with -which this garden abounds
teetfe^4ffifsl™te']ofpfe™oek^^ from the g.m-denei-’s house, to thut ofthe
6229. Tke garden o f tke postmaster at
AUfiirch (fig. 1001.), in Alsatia, is described
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hy Kraft as a singularly beantiful spot.
Beyond the basin of water is an amphitheatre
of shrubs and trees, wliich is intersected
by sbady walks leading to a mount
containing the grandest prospects of the
Khine and the Alps.
62.30. A s a suburban villa in tke Chinese
style, wei-cfcr lo/p. 1003., p. 1200., which is
a view of the house and grounds of Conse-
qua, a wealthy Hong merchant in Canton,
who died in 1823. Consequa’s garden was
one of the finest in Canton about the year
1812, when the present view was taken for
Sir George Staunton, by whose son, the
present Sir George T. Staunton, it and
several others were kindly lent to ns. We
do^ not present this villa as one to be
imitated ; but the gardener, by observing
the distribution of the rocks, the vases of
plants, and the trees, may derive many
useful hints for laying out gi-ounds in the
Chinese style, or for making the most of
small spots in town. The vases of flowers
in^ Consequa’s garden were continually
being changed; so that, though it was situated in tho midst of a town it had all the
freshness of the country. The grand secret, indeed, of making the mos’t of g ardts S
towns, is to g-ow the plants in the country, and to bring them to town only to flower •
T t '7 ife T i T # fr’°™ P“« “ markets. Some interesting particulars rei
l i ^ 'ta’og-P“ “ ’ - t - of him
6231. The English suburban villa (fig. 1002.) is of limited extent, but contains a small
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Teh r i l l f t a i bfe f A n fl»™ (»)■ Wfl»" ‘"O fe mo,4 of SUCH villas can be foimed adjoining each other, the happiest effects may be nroduced if
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