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next the IWht, and imall ones bc;hind them, juu ac- 



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the Ur.^efc are 



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fonie. Tlicfe walks need not be very broad, bu: ihctiid 

 be turned in lucii a map.ner, as not to deviate hr 

 froin the middle ofchc quarter, becaufe there tl;e trees 



cording as it li.npens m u ntch n anne tae inu o.k., t^ , ^^^^^^_ i ^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^^^ ^,. _ 



b.inc overhung and Headed cldom th.u^e .d ^ n ; . ..^j^,^^ ^.j,,, ^-J, ,5,^.^ ^^^1,,, i,^ .^ 



Bucin order ro plant a Wildcrncfs with judgment 

 the vUual grov/th of ail the difTerenc forts or trees 

 faouki be v.cll confidercd, that each may be placed 

 according to the magnitude to which t'h.ey generaUy 

 arrive ; JthervrilV, if ilcy are at lirft planted one aoove 

 another, as before directed, they v/iU not continue to 

 aru-.v in this order many years ; tor loms lorts will 

 creatly out-row the others, and thereby render the 

 plantation k's beautiful •, but when they are placed ac- 

 cording to their ufual manner of growing, tney will 

 always^ccntinue nearly in the fame order, which ren- 

 ders them very entertaining to the fight. _ 

 I'h.efe trees fhould alio be allowed a proportionable 

 dift-mce, according to their growth, and not be 

 crouded fo clofe as is commonly practifed, whereby 

 there are four times the number of trees planted which 

 need be ; and this clofc planting caufes them to afpire 

 to a '^reat height, but then they want the noble dit- 

 fufion of branches, which is valtly more agreeable to 

 the fif^ht, than a parcel of thin taper Items, with 

 fcarcefy any heads, as is too often the cafe m fome oi 

 the lan-^en; srardens in England, where, inftead of look- 

 mcr at a noble parabola ot trees, with their fpreading 

 clobular heads, a parcel of naked ftcmsprefent them- 

 felves to view ; and v^here the trees are thus crowded, 

 they never thrive half lb well, nor will they continue 

 half fo lon^V, as thofe which are allowed a proper dil- 

 tance ; for'their roots running and interfering with 

 each other, draw the nourifnment away fafter than 

 ihe'o-round can fupply them, v/hich caufes their leaves 

 to be fmall, and, in dry feafons, to decay and fall off, 

 • long before their ufual time, and thereby renders the 

 -plantation lefs agreeable. 



'In the diftribution of thefe plantations, in thofe parts 

 ■ which are planted with deciduous trees, there may be 

 planted next the vvalks and openings, Rofes, Honey- 

 fuckles. Spiraea Frutex, and other kinds of low-flower- 

 incr fnrubs, which maybe always kept very dwarf, and 

 •may be pTanted pretty clofe together •, and ^ at the 

 foot of them, ■ near the fides of the walks, may be 



■paffgdilsj' ,and many 



other Tofts'" of wood flowers, notMn' a |[rait line, 



but rather to appear accidental, as in a natural wood. 



Behind the firtl row of fhrubs fhould be planted 



Syringas, Cytifufes, Althaea frutex, Mezereons, and 



■■■ cthef%owering flirubs of a middle growth, which 



. -■■ may be backed with Laburnums, Lilacs, Guelder 



v/ Rofes, \nd other flov/ering IHrubs of a large growth: 



•■ thefe may be backed with m'ariy other forts of trees, 



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^^dually to the middle ot the quatters, tro 

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By this diTtribulon you will haye^ tEe pleafure" of the 

 flowering fhrubs near theTightV'whereby you will be 

 ' ^ regaled with their fcent as you pafs through the walks, 



' • which is feldom obierved by 'tnbfe who 'plant Wilder- 

 - nefTes •, for nbthingls^ more common than to fee Rofes, 



' '■ Honey fuckles," "and other 'Trnall flowering' fhrubs, 



"".-V placed in the middle'of large quSrtdrs, under thedrop- 

 r^ ping and* (hade of large tfees,\' ^here tFe^ feldom 

 •/ thriveV and if they'do, the'pleafufe of them is Ibfl, 



J- becaufe'they are fecluded from the fight. '" If thefe 

 i quart(;rs are (lightly dug every winter, it will keep 

 /^ the o-round clean from noxious weeds, and be a great 

 "> benefit to the trees. And the expence of doing this, 

 "I^whcre labour is cheap, cannot be very confiderable, 



; ;:Htihlefs in very great plantations. = ^ ■ '■ '- '■;■ ■ '^ 



■ vBut, befide thefe grafid walks and openings, (which 



may be: laid with turf, and kept well mowed) there 



■ fliould be fome fmaller ferpentine walks throu<^h the 





middle of the quarters, where perfons may retire for 

 privacy. I There need be nothing but the ground of 

 the place made level, and kept hoed, to clear it from 

 weeds, *\vhi^Ii will be no great trouble to do with a 

 = ; Dutch h6e,'^v/hich is broad, and will make great rid- 

 ■ dance, andt^en rake therfrbvei-'B^malcethem hand- 



feet will be a fuHlcienc widt!i for thcfc walks in large 

 ouarters, but in fmall cr.ts four feet is full enough. 

 By the fides of theie private walks may alfo be fcat- 

 tered fome v;ood- flowers and plants, which, if art- 

 fully planted, will have a very crood effecl. 

 In the general defign for thefe Wiklerncfies it fliould 

 not be ftudied to m.ake the feveral parts correfpondent, 

 for that is fo formal and ftiif, as to be nov/ quite re- 

 jefted. The greater diverfity there is in the diftributlcn 

 of thefe parts, the more pleakire they will afford ; and 

 flnce, according to this method of defigning and 

 planting, the ditrerent parts never prefent themfelves 

 to the fame views, it is no matter hov/ different they 

 are varied afunder ; that part of them which is ir\o{l ' 

 in view from the houfe, or other parts of the garden, 

 may be planted v/ith evergreens, but the other parts 

 may be planted with deciduous trees in the foregoing 



manner. 



The part planted with evergreens may be difpofed in 

 the foUownig manner, viz. m the firlt line next the 

 great v/alks may be placed Lauruflinus, Boxes, 

 Spurge Laurel, Juniper, Savin, and other dwarf ever- 

 crreens ; behind thefe may be planted Laurels, Hollies, 

 Arbutufes, and other evergreens of a larger growth i 

 next to thefe may be placed Alaternufes, Phyllireas, 

 Yews, CyprelTes, Virginian Cedars, and other trees of 

 the fame growth ; behind thefe may be planted Nor- 

 way and Silver Firs, the True Pine, and other forts of 

 the like grov/th ; and in the middle fl:iould be planted ^ 

 Scotch Pines, Pinafter, and'other of the largeft grow- 

 ing evero-reens, which will affofd a mod delightful 

 profpect, if the different fhades of their greens are cu- 

 rioufly intermixed. And in order to render the vari- 



' cty greater, there may be feveral kinds of hardy ever- 

 o-reen trees and flirubs obtained from the north parts 

 of America, as there are already many in England, 



' which are very fit for this purpofe, and arc mentioned 



in difl?brent parts of this bookr^ ~- '^^^':^C\j -t^; ' 

 • This manner bf feparating the evergreens from the 

 ^ deciduotfs tfecfs, will not only m'alce a much better ap- 

 '-'pH'rance,''i)Ut alfo caufe'them to thrive far beyond 

 ■ - what they ufually do when intermixed ; therefore ^ I 

 ' fhould never advife any perfon to plant thempromif- 

 cuou fly together. , ■ 



By what I have faid concerning the planting the trees 

 one behind another, according" to. their different ■ 

 0-rbwths I would not have it underfl:ood, that I mean - 



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•the placino- them in ftrait lines,' which is too flift and 



intended 



• place the front rows of trees oh "each fide the walks,' at 

 ■•"•an equal diftance from the fide of the walks,^which 

 '' beincy twifl:ed in %a{y 'natural turns, the fhrubs having 

 -•'the curves will fl;and in theTame'direaion, and mult 

 '^■turn in the fame mahnerW the Walks.' ' Thofe behind 

 ""may be placed after any^fhanher, provided care be 

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" In fmall gara'ens where- tfiefe'TS not room _ for thefe 

 - magnificenVWilde'rnefles, tfieremay be.fpme nfing 

 -■clumps of evergreens, fo defigned as,to make the 

 crround appear much larger than it is jn reahty ; and 

 -^ Tf in thefe there are fome ferpentine walks well con- , 



• trived, it will greatly improve the places, and deceive 



• thofe who are unacquainted with the ground as to its 

 -^ fize. Thefe clumps or little quarters of evergreens 



■fhould be placed juft beyond the plain opemng_ of 



■ Grafs before the houfe, where the eye will be carried 



from' the plain furface of Grafs to the regular flopeot 



evercxreens, to theVreat pleafure ot the beholder -, but 



- if there is a diftant profpeft of the adjacent coiintry. 



.' from the houfe,^ then this fhould not be obftrufted, 



■-^but rather be left open for the profped bounded on 



^-'ea'ch Tide with thefe clumps, which may be extendea 



•'to "thofe parts of. the ground, where no view is ob- 



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