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Grafs Walks may do where gravel is fcarce; but 

 the latter is fo clearly preferable, that except for a little 

 Variety in large gardens where there are many walks, 

 they will hardly be made choice of. They are trouble- 

 fome to keep in order, and if much ufed are apt to get 

 bare, and out of level, efpecially when narrow; they 

 are alfo frequently damp to the feet. 



Camomile, has been ufed alfo to form green ©r carpet 

 walks, planting it in fets about nine or ten inches 

 afunder; which naturally fpreading, the runners are 

 fixed by walking on them, or rolling. - 



Sand may be adopted for walks, and there is a 

 binding fort of it, that does very well; but lay not any 

 of it too thick, as it is the lefs firm for it. Drift fand 

 is a good fubffitute for gravel. 



Coal Afhes ftrewed thinlv in the alleys are better 

 than nothing, as they at leaft ferve to keep the feet 

 dry and clean. If the garden beafrrong foil, thefe 

 afhes (when worn down) may be thrown out of the 

 walks, with a little of the earth, and will prove a good 

 manure for the quarters. 



SeaShels make very good walks. 



AW trees defigned to be planted, are to be thought of 

 before winter. Thofe of the wall have been fpoken 

 of; and as to ftandards they muft have a fair depth of 

 good foil (not very dungy) to grow in, for it fhould be 

 remembered, that tree roots in a garden are prevented 

 from running over the fu rf ace, as they do in an un- 

 difturbed orchard. It is neceffary that fome caution 

 fhould be ufed not to dig the ground too near, and 

 too deep about garden trees; left loofening the roots,- 

 they fhould not be able to fland the wind; and becaufe 

 the nearer the furface any root grows, the more and 

 choicer fruit, the tree bears. 



But the fewer flandard trees in a garden the better, 

 as they take up much room, and by their fhade prevent 

 the proper growth of vegetables that are any thing 

 near them: fo that if a garden is, fmall, there fhould' 



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