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kitchen garden are to be diftincl: things, the cafe is alter- 

 ed; not fo much indeed, but that flill the kitchen garden 

 fhould be adorned with a fprinkling of the more ordi- 

 nary decorations, to fkirt the quarters, chiefly thofe of 

 the moil: powerful fweet fcents, as rojcs, fwect-briars, 

 and honey -Juckles, zvall flowers, flocks, pinks, minicnet, 

 &c. in order to counteract, the cparfer effluvia of vege- 

 tables, or of dead leaves, which, however, fhould not be 

 fuffered to annoy. 



The flower garden (properly fo called) fhould be 

 rather Jmall than large ; and if a feparate portion of 

 ground be appropriated for this, only the choiceji gifts 

 of Flora mould be introduced, and no trouble fpared 

 to cultivate them in the hcji manner. The beds of this 

 garden fhould be narrow, and confequently the walks 

 numerous ; and not more than one half, or two thirds 

 the width of the beds, except one principal walk all 

 round, which m-y be a little wider. The gravel (or 

 whatever the walks are made of) mould lie about four 

 inches below the edge. The beds for tulips, hyacinths, 

 mnemonics, ranuncuhijes, &c. may be three and a half, 

 or four feet wide, and thofe for fingle flowers the 

 fame, or only two and a half feet wide in the borders ; 

 which was the moil ufual breadth in the old flower 

 gardens. Let the beds lie rather rounded in the middle, 

 but the walks flat. 



Figured parterres have got out of fafhion, as a tafte 

 for open <md extenfive gardening has prevailed; but 

 when the beds are not too fanciful, but regular in their 

 fhapes, and chiefly at right angles, (.d'ter the Chineje 

 manner) an affemblage of all forts of flowers, in a 

 fancy fpot of about fixty feet fquare, is a delightful 

 home fource of pie dure, worthy ot purfuiu There 

 fhould be neat edgings of box to thefe beds, or rather 

 of neat inch boards, painted lead colour, to keep up 

 the mould. Be fure to keep the box from the very firft 

 (as foon as rooted) and always after, as low as poilible: 

 Clip it twice a year, April and July. 



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