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Drefllng, is, by what has been writ, and by 

 the Figure on Plate the 27th, fufficiently 

 treated of. It now remains, that \ve fpeak 

 of Turfing, or fowing v/irh Hay ^ the latter 

 will, by all, be allowed to be the cheapeft, 

 tho' the firft be the fineft, and moft immedi- 

 ately .finidi'd and in its Perfection. 



But in large rural Defigns, which is what 

 the Subjeft of this Book. is, and, , to fave Ex- 

 pence, I very much advife fowing with Hay- 

 Seed 5 except you have fome Up-land-Turf 

 that you can fleece off, that lies near at Hand, 

 on any Common, or enclos'd Ground, that is 

 intended tcr be plow/d j^far by this ydi) Tave a 

 prodigious deal in Carriage.' /' . 



loco of Turf has formerly coft I'o Shillings 

 raci,ng, catting, and rolling 5 (every; 'Turf 

 being three Foot long^ oiie Foot wide, and 

 two Inches thick) "but they a-re n6w cut 

 cheaper ; and I have computed, that tb^ cut- 

 ting and laying ofaJRad of Tqrf, fifteen 

 Foot arid an^half Square, will coft tie^r ' 10 J, 

 by which any Gentleman may fea*iii']r reckon 

 up his Charge, when he knows th^pimenfi- 

 onsofhi^Work. " -jioiil 



Ccrta;iniy, for abbut that Money, or far 

 from* London, at a cheaper Rate, *tis pofli- 

 ble for a Gentleman both to rake and turf hi^s 

 Terrace-Walks and Slopes ^ which amounts 

 to about 6 or 7 /. per Acre, and which is no 

 great Expence, and would encourage him 

 however to turf all thofe Parts that he is in 

 N 2 moft 



