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the greatest possible variety and effect, some 

 bcinn made circular, others oval or oblonir, and 

 with bcndmir?, sweep:-, or swells, outward or 

 inward, and larger or smaUer, as may be ne- 

 cessary. They may be dispersed with the greatest 

 effect on the confines ot' extensive i.iwns or 

 other open spaces, in grass, also in parks, pad- 

 docks, the terminations of spacious avenues, 

 and carriage-ways leading to the houses, espe- 

 cially when of considerable dimensions, being 

 varied in situation, and distributed at such di- 

 stances as in leave lar^e intervening .spaces of 

 open land in grass. 



In the planting of compartments of this 

 nature, in order to produce tliC best efiect, much 

 attention should he bestowed in regulating the 

 sizes of the plants, their shades, and times of 

 tlowerins, as well as in the disposing them in 

 the order of their ditlercnt growths, so that 

 they may rise regularly from the sides to the 

 centres, and display themstlvcs in the best and 

 most advantageous manner in their heads and 

 branches. 



It was fomierlv the practice to plant trees and 

 sbmbs of the deciduous and evergreen kinds 

 chiefly together in separate patches, but by a 

 judicious mixture of both sorts a great richness 

 and variety of effect is produced. Various sorts 

 of tall herbaceous perennial plants, as well as low 

 flowering ones, inay be introduced on the sides 

 and edges, such as those of golden-rod, and 

 other sin)i!;u- kinds, wiih daffodils, violets, 

 polyanthuses, primroics, and many others ot 

 the same sort. 



In the less extensive sorts of ornamented 

 grounds, these sorts of bosquets should always 

 remain perfectly open, and wholly exposed to 

 view, in order that the full variety of the plants 

 may be seen ; but in extensive parks, and other 

 similar emnnds, where thev are chieffy planted 

 with the more larL-'e and coarse hardy trees and 

 shrubs, they may be inclosed by open hurdles 

 to defend them from the cropi'ing ot cattle or 

 other animals, especially until they have ac- 

 quired a sufficiently large growth. 



These clumps, after bemg thus planted, only 

 require the earth among the plants to be slightly 

 due over in the autumn or very early spring, 

 an3 once or twice hoed over in the summer to 

 keep weeils from rising ; the dead wood and 

 irresrular branches of the different plants or trees 

 being cut out, shoitened and removed, to pre- 

 serve them distinct and keep thein in due order. 

 Sec Clump. 



W'hi-n well arranged, and kept in neat order, 

 these sorts of bosquets produce much diversity 

 and ornamental effect, both in large gardens and 

 pleasure-grounds. 

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BO\Vr.I\G-GREK\, a spacious plat laid 

 evenly with turf, in pleasure- or other grotmds, 

 designed for the purpose of urnament as well as 

 anmsemcnt in the sunnner season bv bowling 

 upon. 'riie<c sorts of compartments should 

 mostly be formed as near ihcbabilatiomt as [xiii- 

 sible, being laid out on the back or side fr<..ni<, 

 so as to serve bv way of lawns to such purls; 

 or they may be situated at the termmauon* 

 of walks or avenues. 'I'liey miy also be con- 

 trived aniuL-t detached eonti'iuous plaitiations, 

 or wilderness (piarters, to serve as portions of 

 sward ground, or as openings to such places, 

 and should always have tall trees so situated on 

 the boundaries as to afford shade, especially in 

 the afternoon. 



The dimensions must var)' according to cir- 

 cumstances; but where there is scope of ground 

 sutlieient, they should not be less than from half 

 an acre to an acre. The most common form is 

 tliat of a square, moderately extended ; but some 

 are made oblong, others circular; though, to 

 suit the general plan or figure of the ground, 

 they may "be- of any other form, so as to a.oid the 

 garden ground. Their boundarie< may also be a 

 spacious planted border, of either the straight 

 or serpentine kind. 



The plane or surface of the green should be 

 perfectly level, and as high at least as the ge- 

 neral level of the adjoining ground, so as that 

 it may be always preserved free from stagnant 

 water. 



In forn)ing these plats, the surface should be 

 levelleil in the mo.st exact manner, a:id hid 

 with the finest grass-turf that can be procured 

 from a close, pasture, common, ordawu. See 



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The extents and proper levels .of the greens 

 being then set out w iih stakes, placed round the 

 extremities or boundaries at fifteen or twenty 

 feet distance, on which are marked the deter- 

 mined levels of the ground, and from winch, 

 on the opjiosite sides, levels in other cross-ways 

 at the same distances should be made; and then, 

 accordinsr to these levels, proceed by line and 

 spade to" form the ground to a projicr surlace, 

 making it up firmly in lines from stake to stake; 

 th.c panne Is or spaces between being m.ade up 

 e()ually firm and regular, so that no nart may 

 sink in hollows afterwards. TItc whole shoulil 

 then be raked level, and finished off" evenly and 

 smooth: two or three inches deeji of light sandy 

 soil, or any light dry poor earth, may then if 

 necessary be laid eveiiiv over the surlaees, as 

 e(|ual in quality as possible, .is by that means 

 the turf or grass will form a more fine, regular, 

 and even sward. 



The grassy surfaces should always be formed 



