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consumed in dirpctions for condurtinG^ Water and forming re- 

 servoirs in wliich tlicre iflnolhinp;\vorihy of notice, — Chap. 10. 

 " Of Statues." Of those inronf::rn()nf^ ITorticulttiral introductions 

 he appears to have been a j;roat admirer, and is almost pa- 

 tlietic in lamenting' that the Roman and French Gardens 

 " abound so much in them, that in that point tliey are still 

 likely to out-doe us." — He then jM-oreeds to point the appro- 

 priate situations for Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, &:c ; to recom- 

 mend an Academy of Statuary muler F\oyal patronafi;e for tlie 

 instruction of young men, who when sutliciently a(le[)ts miglit 

 be taken into the service of noblemen nr.(\ gentlemen who al- 

 lowing them wages, &c. would soon ** furnit^h t'lemsclves with 

 Statues" — In continuation and equal bad taste, he recommends 

 " all Lodges, Granges, and other buildings that Gentlemen arc 

 obliged to build for conveniency, in the form of some antiqua- 

 ted Place !" — although in the next and almost concluding sen- 

 tence he confesses that our building exceed tiiose of all other 

 nations in " plainness, strength and good architecture." — Chap. 

 11. Ot Grass and Gravel " natural oruamcnts of our c )untrv 

 seats by which we much excel all other na'ions" — In lieiiig 

 Turf he justly reprobates doing so on rich land it Itciug on 

 that account more subject to Worm-casts and over luxuriance. 

 He proceeds to give directions for making a proper soil in case 

 it is too rich. For he remarks it is well known as finest from 

 Commons andslieep walks, tliough that from the coarsest pas- 

 lures by continued rolling, Sec. may be brought to be equall}- fine, 

 and not so apt to become mossy and weedy ; thi'^ last assertion 

 is certainly apocrv})hal if not posilixely wrong. For cutting the 

 turfs, he describes the mode of marking it out intt) panello- 

 grams, 1 foot wide, an inch thick, and 3 feet long, A\hicli are 

 the most convenient size for moving about. lb; concludes 

 by stating the mode of raising a Turf from seeds, and 

 diisuading from the practice. lie gives dii( ctions for miking, 

 if necessary, a binding gravel for Walks, ti.e do|ith w'.irh 

 it ought to be laid, frcni to 12 inches, n:.t skrccm d but 



