200 Of Woods and Groves ^ &c. 



ture, as when it is naturally compos'd of fe- 

 veral Levels, Hills, and Hollows. This is 

 a Place defign'd by Nature, for the Exer- 

 cife of a good Genius in Gardening. 



'Tis in large Hollows and low Grounds, 

 and in the Middle or Center of Woods, that 

 we make our little Cabinets and Gardens, of 

 which fome are to be found in this Book, and 

 others may be taken out of Mr. James s^ 

 bcfides an infinite Variety that may be con- 

 triv'd 5 but the Lines extended from them 

 fhould not be carry 'd out too far, for that 

 will make one unavoidably fplit upon the for- 

 mer Error of Regularity. 



If Water is to be had, one ought to look 

 for convenient Places to make Heads at (at as 

 little Expence as poflible) and to frame fuch 

 Figures as are molt fuitable to the Nature of 

 that Hollow 3 fo likewife of Hills. 



If the Wood is thin, 'tis there one may 

 clear it quite away, and make open Lawns. 

 And if the Wood be an Eminence, then all 

 the fmall Stuff on the Outfide ought to be 

 clear'd away, to open the diflant Profped:, if 

 it defprve it 5 but if it be an unfightly, barren 

 Profpeftjthen let the Wood remain to blind it. 

 Thefe, and fuch like Particulars as thefe, 

 ought every Defigner to obferve, and then 

 the regular Defigner will not be fo much 

 blam'd for his Regularity, in as much as it is 

 an open level Park, is not plac'd near his 

 Houfe, or is on the North Side, where Gar- 

 dens and Walking-Places are not fo abfolutely 



requir'cl. 



