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Book: Gardening tours by J.C. Loudon 1831-1842
Chapter: London and Suburban Residences in 1839

Harrisons Cottage Kitchen Garden

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5, The smaller kitchen-garden. 6, Broad border for pits; and in which there is a cold-pit for protecting vegetables during winter. 7, Boundary plantation. 8, Angular brick wall, for the sake of having different aspects for the fruit trees which are trained against it; and for strength, being only one brick in thickness for lessening the expense. 9, Pond in the largest kitchen-garden, supplied from the brook by pipes, with waste pipe to the pond on the lawn. 10, Filbert plantation. 11, Orchard, and boundary plantation. 12, Covered seat; of which a view is shown in fig. 166. In front of this seat there is a mulberry tree of large dimensions, which was transplanted by Mr. Harrison when it was upwards of 80 years of age. The instruments with which a number of large plants, particularly shrubs, were transplanted under Mr. Harrison's directions, when the grounds were being altered and enlarged, were described for us by Mr. Pratt. (See Gardener's Magazine, vol. xi. p. 134.) Mr. Pratt kept for many years large plants which had suffered from any causes, or which were not immediately wanted, in what he called an hospital for these purposes. 13, A flower-garden, in which for several years a large Araucaria brasiliensis stood out in the centre bed; but it was killed to the ground in the winter of 1837-8. 14, The rustic covered seat, shown in fig. 167. in p. 660., and of which fig. 168. is an elevation of the back; showing the manner in which the barked poles are arranged. 15, Basin of water for aquatics. 16, Rustic building, of which a view is shown in fig. 172. In the interior is an alto-relievo of statuary marble, representing a female over a funereal vase, surrounded by a sort of broad frame of corals, cornua Ammonis, and large mineral speci mens of different kinds. 17, Groups of roses, dahlias, and other ornamental flowers. 18, Two semicircular beds of roses. 19, A covered double seat, one half looking towards the roses, and the other in the opposite direction. In the latter are kept the instruments for playing at what is called lawn billiards, which is said to be a game intermediate between bowls and common billiards. This game is little known, but materials for playing at it are sold by Messrs. Cato & Son, wire-workers, Holborn Hill, London, who send out with them the following printed rules: - "This game, which differs from all others, should be played on a lawn about 12 yards square; the socket with the ring being fixed in the centre, by a block of wood fixed into the earth. It may be played by two or four persons, either separately, or as partners, each player having a ball with a cue pointed to correspond. Care must be taken to fix the ring at the end of the cue close to the ball before striking." 20, The pond. On the margin of which, at k, is the boat-house seen in fig. 173. in p. 667. 21, Descending steps through evergreens; from which is seen the distant view of the house and the tent, as in fig. 163. in p. 653. 22, Dahlia plantation. 23, Chinese temple, from the interior of which is obtained the view shown in fig. 162. in p. 651. Behind the temple, a little to one side, is the grotto shown at 91 in the plan, fig. 159. in p. 642, 643.; and also in the view, fig. 164. in p. 654. 24, The situation of the tent shown in fig. 163. 25, The different flower and shrub gardens described in detail in the plan, fig. 159. p. 642, 643. 26, The hot-houses, pits, frames, farm-buildings, &c., shown in fig. 159. 27, Grass fields, forming part of the farm. 28, Point from which the view of the hot-houses, fig. 161. in p. 646., is taken; and also, turning round, the view of the house, fig. 174. in p. 669. 29, Secret entrance to the grounds. 30, Principal entrance to the house. 31, Entrance to the stable-court and farmyard.