TO THE FLOWER GARDEN, J 



each fide, either in continued capacious bor- 

 ders for various flowers and flowering flirubs, 

 or fome in feparated detached clumps of dif- 

 ferent forms and dimenfions raifed in gradual 

 fwells, with the fides difplayed in Aveeps and 

 curves, and feparated by gravel or grafs walks 

 and lawns ; and from this boundary, walks, &c. 

 Others are run off towards the interior divi- 

 fions, confiding of compartments for flowers 

 and fhrubs, and other pleafurable plantations, 

 .Vi^alks, and fpaces of grafs, water, Sec. and in 

 the difl^srent ihrubbery divifions, planted with 

 ornamental Ihrubs and trees, may have alfo 

 flowers difpofed between and towards the front, 



Likewife fometimes groves and thicket plan- 

 tations of trees and fhrubs are introduced in 

 fome boundary diflrids, beginning near or at a 

 moderate diftance from the main houfe, for 

 ihady walks in Summer, with borders on the 

 fides, in which are admitted feveral forts of 

 flowering plants that are adapted for Ihady 

 iituations. 



And where there are low premifes eligible 

 to furnifli water, either naturally or acquired, 

 at the terminations of lawns, &c. or other 

 proper fltuations where convenient, at fome 

 moderate diHance from, and generally in view 

 of the habitation, an ornaqiental compartment 

 of water may be formed, either in imitation of 

 a natural order, or in a canal, bafon, &c. and 

 which, if the water is not naturally copious to 

 furnifli them properly at all feafons, fliould 

 have the bottom and fides well clayed, at leaft 

 fix or eight inches thick, to retain the acquired 

 water, and coarfe gravel laid over this three 

 B 2 inches 



