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THE LAWN.
lawn has become a favorite auxiliary to every apartment of the
ground-floor.
The lawn is usually separated from the pasture by a light
iron-fence-from parks by a ha! ha! or sunk fence and terrace,
as before described; its embellishments are beds of choice shrubs
and flowers, formed upon it of various shapes, and by single
ever-green trees or shrubs growing from the grass, and which
should be distributed upon the same principles as are described
ill the subject upon planting in general :-if these are judicially
disposed they will harmonize the landscape with the building,
and dismiss the nakedness that too commonly prevails in the
lawns of villas in general. From the interior this decorative
planting will carry forward the richness and furnished effect of
the apartments, and obviate that abrupt and offensive difference
that seems otherwise to prevail between them and the external
scenery.
Small ornamental seats of China or porcelain-rustic or fan-
ciful chairs-vases-and basket-work borders to the flower-beds
are furniture of the lawn; and the tent or marquee is in summer
an important accompaniment. The lawn is in general very
much restricted in point of size, from the labour that is ima-
gined to be necessary to keep it mown: but this is a great
error-perhaps proceeding from the silly habit that the mower
has of indicating his industry, by the frequent use of the grit-
stone in sharpening his scythe; and generally at the time of
the morning when such noises are most tormenting.
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