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having various sweeps and windings discovering, only a moderate 

 length at once, every turning produces new varieties, and should like- 

 wise be so contrived as at proper intervals to discover openings for 

 prospects into different principal divisions of the ground, having in 

 some places the plantation of trees, shrubs and flowers bordering close 

 upon the walks ; in other parts have on one side of the walks con- 

 siderable grass spaces running into the plantation in one or more con- 

 cave curves, to form the greater diversity. 



In some places the winding of walks should be gradual and mode- 

 rate ; in others, exhibit sudden turns and sweeps some displaying 

 magnificent projections in the plantation; others, spacious openings 

 bordered with curious plants ; in other parts a close thicket, which 

 sometimes may seem to terminate the walk, when by a sudden turn 

 it breaks out all at once into some grand open division, spacious open 

 walk, an avenue or elegant piece of water, open groves, &c. ; and in 

 other parts a walk suddenly divides into two or three divisions lead- 

 ing different ways in gradual sweeps, each separation being formed 

 by a projecting clump of shrubbery work or group of trees, &c., and 

 each division of the walk is conducted by such varied serpentine 

 turns as soon to be concealed from the other by the intervening com- 

 partments. 



Sometimes, a spacious gravel walk is extended in a perpendicular 

 line immediately from the front of the house dividing the lawn, or 

 extended on both boundaries and in other directions, with a wide 

 border on each side, either straight or sometimes a little serpentined, 

 and planted with the most curious low flowering shrubs, evergreens 

 and herbaceous flowering plants. 



All these gravel walks should be laid with the best gravel, six or 

 eight inches deep at least, but if more the better. 



All the open grass spaces may be considered as grass walks, 

 whether formed in the manner of walks, or as breaks or divisions 

 between the various plantations, all of which serving both for com- 

 munication to different parts and to render the ground more rurally 

 ornamental, and for occasional walking in dry weather in summer; 

 but some tracts of considerable width and length formed into grass 

 walks leading to different divisions, having each side bounded with 

 clumps of trees, shrubs and flowers, gives an air of grandeur to the 

 place, allotting smaller breaks or opens of grass branching off be- 

 tween the plantation compartments, as formerly mentioned. 



The grass-ground may be formed either by sowing grass seed or 

 by laying it with turf, cut from some common ; but in extensive 

 works turfing the whole would be an endless expense ; therefore seed 

 is the most eligible for the principal space in very large gardens. 



Water being so ornamental in all garden designs, no pains should 

 be spared to introduce it where possible ; but where it admits of a 

 constant running stream from some adjacent upper spring, its beauties 

 may be rendered admirably fine, as it may be conducted in meanders 

 through the plantation, so as to effect a beautiful assemblage of 

 verdure and water together; and if it should be continued to any 

 considerable length, one or more ornamental Chinese bridges may be 

 carried over it at convenient places, which will have a beautiful effect 



