The pleasure-grounds, and the flower-garden at the house, are in excellent order. In the pleasure-ground there is an old stone quarry, the bottom of which has been levelled, and the side planted with half-hardy plants, including several plants of Capparis spinosa; which will, doubtless, at some future time, supply the family with capers, as the lemon trees on the garden walls in this part of the country do with lemons. The gardener' house is most commodious and comfortable in every respect; and it is placed so as to overlook the garden, and to form a handsome object in the landscape. In the pleasure-ground and flower-garden we found a number of the newest species of flowers, and many good shrubs. Garrya elliptica is thriving beautifully, as are the mahonias and choice berberries. Here are some masses of rock, well combined round basins of water, or distributed on the lawn, along with plants of Acanthus mollis, ferus, &c. In consequence of the hilly character of the country, water can be commanded in every situation: and hence there are cisterns, picturesque basins, and ponds, in the kitchen-garden and ornamental scenery; and small water-wheels in different places for throwing water up to ponds on the tops of the hills, to form drinking-places for the cattle, or to irrigate the hill sides. In short, the management of water here seems to be fully understood. We shall recur to Nettlecombe in a future Number, when we shall have engravings prepared; and we shall conclude our present notice with the following recollections, and the dimensions of trees furnished to us by Mr. Babbage.
