(jg THE PLEASURE, OR [Jan. 



between the various plantations, all of which serving both for 

 communication to different parts and to render the ground more 

 rurally ornamental, and for occasional walking in dry weather in 

 summer; but some tracts of considerable width and length formed 

 into grass walks leading to different divisions, having each side 

 bounded with clumps of trees, shrubs and flowers, gives an air of 

 grandeur to the place, allotting smaller breaks or opens of grass 

 branching oft' between the plantation compartments, as formerly 

 mentioned. 



The grass-ground may be formed either by sowing grass seed 

 or by laying it with turf, cut from some common; but in extensive 

 works turfing the whole would be an endless expense; therefore 

 seed is the most eligible for the principle space in very large 

 gardens. 



Water being so ornamental in all garden designs, no pains 

 should be spared to introduce it where possible; but where it admits 

 of a constant running stream from some adjacent upper spring, 

 its beauties may be rendered admirably flue, as it may be con- 

 ducted in meanders through the plantation, so as to effect a beautiful 

 assemblage of verdure and water together; and if it should be 

 continued to any considerable length, one or more ornamental 

 Chinese bridges may be carried over it at convenient places, which 

 will have a beautiful effect and serve for communication with the 

 opposite divisions on each side of the rivulet. 



Cascades and other waterfalls have also a fine eft'ect, where 

 there is a constant plentiful stream and the situation proper to 

 give the water a due fall from a higher to a lower part, upon a 

 parcel of rugged stones, to increase the noise and break and dis- 

 perse the water. 



In some grounds, by their natural situations, water may be ob- 

 tained at a moderate expense; as sometimes a contiguous vale or 

 meadow, bounded by rising ground, and with a brook or rivulet 

 constantly running through it, may be easily thrown into the most 

 agreeable form; and sometimes large springs issuing from an upper 

 ground, and running down a moderate descent between two rising 

 grounds to some vale below, may either form one entire lake, &c. 

 or be contrived by making proper heads at distances to form seve- 

 ral lakes strung together as it were, one above another, up to the 

 beginning of the spring; each head may form a beautiful waterfall 

 or cascade, having the rising grounds on each side embellished with 

 plantation clumps. 



Lakes and artificial rivers may also be contrived in a flat or level 

 ground, where there are any contiguous brooks that can be conducted 

 to supply them with water. 



All pieces of water should generally be contrived in a natural 

 imitation, as much as the situation will admit? and its boundary on 

 all sides should be grass-grouiuHo some considerable width, sloped 

 oft' as easy as possible, corresponding with the other adjacent grass- 

 ground, to admit of a prospect of the water at some distance. 



On the verges of large compartments of water, some Babylonian 

 or Weeping Willows, disposed in particular situations, singly at 



