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dens in Englami, where, inflead of 

 looking at a noble Parabola of 

 Trees, with their fpreading globu- 

 lar Heads, a Parcel of naked Stems 

 prefent themfelves to Viewj and 

 where the Trees are thus crowded 

 they never thrive half fo well, nor 

 will they continue half fo long, as 

 thofe which are allow'd a proper 

 Diflance i for their Roots running 

 and interfering with each other, 

 do draw the Nourifhment away 

 fafter than the Ground can fupply 

 them J which caufes their Leaves 

 to be fmal), and, in dry Sealbns, 

 to decay and fall olt long before 

 their uliial Time, and thereby ren- 

 ders the Plantation lefs agreeable. 



In the Diflrfbution of thefe Plan- 

 tations, in thofe Parts which are 

 planted with deciduous Trees, may 

 be planted next the Walks or Open- 

 ings, Rofes, Honeyftuklesy Spiren fru- 

 texy and other Kinds of low flow- 

 ering Shrubs which may be always 

 kept very dwarf, and may be plant- 

 ed pretty clofe together j and at 

 the Foot of them, near the Sides 

 of the Walks, may be planted Trim- 

 rofes, Violets, Daffodils, ~and many 

 other Sorts of Wood Flowers, not 

 in a ftrait Line, but rather to ap- 

 pear accidental, as in a natuial 

 Wood. Behind the firft Row, of 

 Shrubs fliould be planted Syringa's, 

 Cytijfui'sy Ahh&a friitcx, Mesierion's, 

 and other flowering Shrubs of a 

 middle Growth, which naay be 

 back'd with Laburnums, Lilacs, 

 Celder Rofcs, and other flowering 

 Shrubs of large Growth i thele 

 may be back'd with many other 

 Sorts of Trees, riling gradually to 

 the Middle of the Quarters, trom 

 whence they fliould always flope 

 down every Way to the Walks. 



By this Dillribution you will 

 have the Pleafure of the flowering 

 Shrubs near the Sight, whereby 



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you will be regal'd with their 

 Scent, as you pafs thro' the V/alks ,• 

 which is feldom obferved by thofe 

 who plant Wilderneflcs : for no- 

 thing is m.ore common than to fee 

 Rofes, Honey- Suckles, and other fmall 

 flowering Shrubs, placed in the 

 Middle ot large Quarters, under 

 the Dropping and Shade of large 

 Trees, v/hcre they feldom thrive; 

 and if they do, the Pleafure of 

 them is loft, becaufe they are fe- 

 cluded from the Sight. If thefc 

 Qparters are flightly dug every 

 Winter, it will keep the Ground 

 clean from noxious Weeds, and be 

 a great Benefit to the Trees. And 

 the Expence of doing this, where 

 Labour is cheap, cannot be very 

 conliderable, unlefs in very great 

 Plantations. 



But bende thefe Grand Walk? 

 and Openings (which fhould always 

 be laid with Turf, and kept well 

 mowed) there fliould be fome fmall- 

 er Serpentine Walks through the 

 Middle of the Quarters, where 

 Peribns may retire for Privacy 3 in 

 which there need be nothing but 

 the Ground of the Place made level 

 and kept hoed to clear it from 

 Weeds, which will be no great 

 Trouble to do with a Dutch Hoe, 

 which is broad, and will make 

 great Riddance; and then rake 

 them over to make them hand- 

 fome. Thele Walks need not be 

 very broad, but Ihould be turned 

 in luch a manner as not to devi- 

 ate far from the Middle of the 

 Quarter, becaufe there the Trees 

 being largeft, will aftbrd the am- 

 plcft Shade; fix or eight Feet will 

 be a fufficicnt Width for thefe 

 Walks, in large Quarters; but in 

 fmall ones, tour Feet is full e- 

 nough. By the Sides of thefe Pri- 

 vate Walks may alfo be fc at tered 

 fome Wood-Flowers md Plants^ 



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