J^ Of rural and extenfive Gardening* 



The firft thing, then, in order to the De- 

 figning of any Mannor into. Works of this 

 kind, is for theOwrier togetit furveyed, and 

 to make Obfervations of all Hedge-Rows, 

 Hills, Pits, Ponds, Woods, and all other re- 

 markable Things within his Defign, and alfo 

 all Remarkab'es without, as is taught Chap- 

 ter the gd, under the Article of furveying 

 this Mannor of Pafture, by this he is furniftiM 

 with all the natural Advantages and Beauty 

 of a Place ; but this is not quite enough yet ^ 

 for he ought to walk over it, and view it 

 over and over again, fince there are many 

 things that offer in the Nature of a Scitua- 

 tion, that can't be contained in or thought of, 

 upon a Plan : Such arc the natural Advan- 

 tages of Levels : Such are proper Places to 

 fink Pits, or to raife Mounts, to view and 

 diverfifie the Profpeft : Such are, alfo, proper 

 Places to make Pond Heads, and to dig 

 Ponds, and for the exterior Beauty of a Seat : 

 Such are the Profpefts of any noble Vale, 

 I awn, or furprizing Hills of Wood, and in 

 fliort, any Profpeft that is accounted valuable 

 to thefe, there ought to be as open a View 

 as poffible ; and, were we not to take this 

 Care, one fhould poffibly mifplace our Wood, 

 and do many things incongruous to the Na- 

 ture of the Place we are to work upon : We 

 ftiould perhaps place our Wildernefs, or Wood- 

 work, fo as to intercept the beautiful Profpeft 

 of feme Hill or Vale 5 and at the fame time 



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