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18 what lliould firfl of all be done, in all 

 thofe new Walks, and Meanders you make 

 in your Eftate. The more Enclofures you 

 make, the more ufeful is your Land, and, 

 tho' there is fomc Land taken away, yet, I 

 may venture to fay, the value of your 

 Eftate in general, won't fink, but rather en- 

 creafe, and Pofterity will reap great Advan- 

 tage of your fowing, and planting, your 

 Jledge-Rows after this manner 5 whilft any 

 Man in the compafs, of his own Age, may 

 fee great Improvements, 



I have, in the firft Volume, laid down par- 

 ticular Diredions, as to the fowing, and rai- 

 fing of Wood, by all the methods now in 

 ufe with us, which I need not repeat. But 

 fhall finifh this Seftion, with direding, how 

 your Hedge fliall appear {in as little time as 

 poflible) full, handfome, and be of ufe for 

 Shade, and Walking in. 



And here we muft obferve, that the chief 

 Views of this Villa^ or Farm , and of the 

 feveral Hedge-Rows and Avenues, that run 

 fcvery way through, and divide it into Par- 

 cels, are from the Garden 5 at which Place, 

 were we to truft entirely to fowing:, and 

 planting of Sets, it would look but indiffe- 

 rent for many Years 5 we (hould therefore, 

 of the Roots and Sets, we get out of the 

 woves, or that we either raife, or buy, plant 

 the beginning of thofe Hedge-Rows quite 

 xound, or where-ever they bound, and butt 



up, 



