PREFATORY VIEW. IX 



Peaches ; Pine- Apples, and Strawberries ; As- 

 paragus, Cucumbers, Melons, &c. : setting 

 forth, as it is presumed, methods of culture 

 both simple and easy, (divested of the bustle 

 and intricacy assumed in many works on for- 

 cing) ; and tending to inculcate, throughout, a 

 love for the science, and application, in the 

 young gardener. 



The Pleasure Garden is opened with obseiv 

 vations on the Formation of Shrubbries and 

 Parterres ; the laying out of Walks, and the 

 arrangement of Shrubs and Flowers. And in 

 the Kalendar is set forth the methods of 

 planting, training, and cultivating all kinds 

 of Deciduous and Evergreen Shrubs ; of 

 sowing and planting Annual, Perennial, Her- 

 baceous, and Bulbous Flowers : the forming 

 and keeping of Grass-plats, Lawns, Verges, 



Walks, &c. 



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Lastly, and as an appendage to the Plea- 

 sure Garden, the Green-House and Conser- 

 vatory are introduced ; with observations on 

 their proper situations and construction. The 



