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Care of the Gardener, and Water ; 

 and the laft, above all, is indifpen- 

 fably neceflary : Without any of 

 theie, there's no good to be expe- 

 <aed5 and it would be egregious 

 Folly to plant a Garden where any 

 of thefe are wanting. 



Of the Befigning or Manner of Lay- 

 ing-out a Fine or Fleafure-Gariien. 



The Area of a grand Garden may 

 take up thirty or forty Acres, or 

 more. 



And as for the Difpoiition and 

 Diftribution of this Garden, the 

 following Dirediions may be ob- 

 ierv'd. 



I ft. There ought always to be 

 a Defcent from the Houfe to the 

 Garden not fewer than three Steps. 

 This Elevation of the Building will 

 make it more dry and whoifome: 

 Alfo, from the Head of thefe Steps 

 there will be a Profped or View of 

 a great Part of the Garden. 



In a fine Garden, the firft Thing 

 that Ihould prefent it felf to the 

 Sight, fliould be an open level Piece 

 of Grafs, full as broad as the Length 

 of the Front of the Building, which 

 may be furrounded by a Gravel- 

 Walk, for the Conveniency of 

 walking in wet Weather. 



Thelc Pieces of Grafs fhould not 

 be divided in the Middle with a 

 Gravel- Walk (as is too frequently, 

 ieen) for it is much more agreeable 

 to view an entire Carpet of Grafs 

 from the Houfe, than to have it 

 interfered by Walks. On the op- 

 pofite Side of the Gravel-Walks 

 may be Borders four Feet wide for 

 Flowers, which will fufficiently an- 

 fwer the Purpofe of Parterres ; and 

 if from the Back of thefe Borders 

 there are Ever-greens planted thea- 

 trically, it will bound the Profped 

 very agreeably j and where there 



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are any Objeds worthy the Sight, 

 or diftant Profpe6ts to be obtained, 

 there (hould be Villa's left. 



Groves make the Chief of a Gar- 

 den, being great Ornaments to all 

 the reft of its Parts,- fb that there 

 cannot be too many of them plant- 

 ed, if the Places defign'd for them 

 don't take up thofe of the Kitchai 

 and Fruit- Garden, which are very 

 necelTary for a Houfe, and fhould 

 always be plac'd near the Stabling. 



Groves being plac'd near th^ 

 Houfe, are fo much the more a- 

 greeable, in that you have no Need 

 to go far to find Shade i and befides 

 this, they communicate a Coolnefs 

 to the Apartments, which is very 

 agreeable in hot Weather, 



It would alio be very proper to 

 plant fome Groves of Ever-greens^ 

 that may afford the Pleafure of fee- 

 ing a Wood always verdant in 

 Wmter, when the other Trees and 

 Plants are deprived of their Orna- 

 ments i and alio to plant fbmc 

 Squares of them to be a Diveriity 

 from the other Woods. 



The principal Walk muft lie ia 

 the Front of the Houfe, and fliould 

 extend trom the Grafs-plat next the 

 Houfe, to the End of the Garden.: 

 If they be very wide, the Sides 

 fhould be turfed next the Borders;, 

 and at the Ends they may be ter- 

 minated by a Faullee, to continue 

 the View. 



If any Part of the Ground he 

 naturally low and marfliy, and yon 

 would not be at the Expence of 

 filling it, you may in fuch Places 

 make Bowling-greens, Water- works 

 and Groves, raifing the Allies only 

 to the Levels of thofe that are near 

 them, and that lead thither. 



When the great Lines and chief 

 Walks are laid out, and the Par- 

 terres and Works about the Sides 

 and Head of them are diipos'd i® 



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