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situations of the house and offices, (quoted in page 27 of this Work,)may be considered to be more generally useful with reference to edificesin the old English style of architecture.

It will not be out of place to notice here Mr. Knight’s view of thedifference between an ancient and a modern Garden.

“ In forming a comparison of the two styles of gardening,” says thatgentleman, “ it seems to me, that what constitutes the chief excellence ofthe old garden, is richness of decoration and effect, and an agreement withthe same qualities in architecture : its defect is stiffness and formality.

“ The excellencies of the modern garden are verdure, undulation ofground, diversity of plants, and a more varied and natural disposition ofthem than had hitherto been practised. Its defect, when considered asaccompanying architecture, a uniformity of character too nearly ap-proaching nature: when considered as improved scenery, a want of thatplayful variety of outline by which beautiful scenes in nature areeminently distinguished.”*

Plate XVIII.—©JCtfftOr Of —This Design having

but one gable in front, the continuity of ridge-line requires some em-bellishment, to make it harmonise with the masonry. Roofs in thepointed style of architecture are generally less susceptible of decorationthan other parts, as they admit neither of the highly wrought coveringsof ancient Greece, nor of the fluted tiles of modern Rome. It is, there-fore, only by breaking the outline that an ornamental variety can be pro-duced ; and as Mr. Payne Knight has entered fully into this subject,and treated it very skilfully, he may be advantageously quoted.

Essay on Decorations near the House.