The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman, 1865, Vol. 33

Download or read book The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman, 1865, Vol. 33 written by George W. Johnson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman, 1865, Vol. 33: A Magazine of Gardening, Rural and Domestic Economy, Botany and Natural History As from the description of the high ground at the carriage side of the house, it might be inferred that the mansion stands on low ground, I must conduct the reader to the south side, and there he will see that in addition to the difference of the height of a storey in the ground level, the latter still continues to recede for a distance of 100 yards or more; we then come to a beautiful piece of water, fresh, clear, and sparkling, twenty acres or more in extent, which occupies a position in the valley. There is a well-wooded island in it, and the outline is at suitable places concealed by planting and at others shown, so as to give a natural appearance to a sheet of water, which in such a situation can hardly be too highly valued. A lawn with a few speci men trees sparingly introduced, so as not to impede the view, connects the mansion with the ornamental water. The dressed ground is for the most part on the opposite, or rather the eastern side of the mansion, but there are many interesting walks and corners carved out of the wooded hill, against which the whole reposes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.