Book I: FLOR A 7 
the other end to the midle of a ftrong ftaff, whereby one thrufting 
the Spade forward under the Turfs, and another by the ftaff pulling 
backward, they will eafily be flaied and taken up, but not too many 
at a time tor dtying, but as they are laid , which muft bedone by a 
line, and along level, placing them clofe together, and beating them | 
down witha Mallet : having covered the quarter, or place intended, 
let it be well watered, and beaten all over with a heavy broad Beat- 
er = Laftly, cut away byaline what is fuperfluous, that the fides 
may be ftraight and eaven, or in what work you fisall pleafe to fancy. 
The Grafs-plots being finifhed, you may proceed to gravel the 
Walks and Allies,. T here’are feveral kinds of Gravel,the Cat-brain- 
ed binding gravel is the beft, and the loofe Sandy gravel the worft ; 
lay it fomething thick, and. beat down. every. courfe, the worfer in 
the bottom, and fine {creerled gravel on the top, andin finifhing, 
Jeave the Walks a little round in the middle; for the level,cheRails on 
either fide will direét you that you cannot erre, remembring to lay 
the Walks and Allies four inches under the edge of the rails: thefe 
Walks and Grafs-plots mutt be often rolled witha weighty ftone rol- 
ler to keep them {mooth and in good order, Andnow this Garden 
is ready to be planted with Trees, Shrubs and Flowers, each thing in 
its proper feafon, 
ers, wherewith this or the Flower-garden 1s to be furnifhed, it is 
needlefs to be here expreffed, for thatat the end ofevery Chapter, 
where each particular is treated of, you will find ample direction fee 
the doing thereof, , near Mon: to 
In default of Timber to make Rails of the thicknefs forementio- 
ned, Inch-boards flit to the breadth may ferve, and fome makeufe 
of Tiles-or Bricks moulded on purpofe, but both thefe are apt to 
break with the Frofts, and to be out of order, Some are at the 
charge to fet their Gardens with Free-ftone, hewed for the purpofe, 
which ftanding in the ground (unlefs it be very good) will moulder 
away, and cleave with the Winter-frofts, Next to the foremen- 
tioned Rails, Box well fet isthe beft to border large Beds in a Frajt- 
garden, 
