1 20 Of rural and extenfive Gardening. 



The Wall of the Canal is covered with a 

 Coping of fine Free Stone, and fo are all the 

 Walls belonging to thefe Gardens. At the 

 upper End of it are about half a dozen Stone 

 Steps, which lead you to the fecond Parter* 

 rer This Parterre is of the whole Breadth of 

 the Garden, and is finely adorn'd with round- 

 headed Standard Laurels, pyramid Ews, &c. 

 with Iron Rods and gilded Nobs 5 and 

 the two Qiiarters of it, on each Side the large 

 Walk leading to the Front-Door, are during 

 the Summer fet off with Oranges in Tubs, 

 &c. in the Nature of an Orangery : Oppofite 

 to the Canal, is an Odagon Fountain of a 

 confiderable Extent, the Pipe in the Middle 

 throws a large Stream of Water a very great 

 Height 5 and round it there are eight large 

 Cafes or Heads facing each Side of the 

 Odagon, v/ith a Multitude of fmall Pipes 

 very clofe together, which when play'd, 

 make a very good Reprefentation of Pillars of 

 Water. I 



The End of this Parterre is fenced in from 

 the Park with curious Iron Work, on Dwarfs 

 Walls ^ and on Pillars between the Spikes are 

 fix'd Variety of Heads carv'd out of fine 

 Stone, here's a large Iron Gate beautifully 

 Wrought, and finely paiinred and gilded, 

 which lets you into the Park 3 after you 



have 



