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New Principles of Gardening. 
Green Openings, like Meadows: Small Inclofures of Corz, 
Cones of Ever-Greens, of Flowering-Shrubs, of Fruit-Trees, of 
Foreft-Trees, and mix’d together: Mounts, Terraces, Winding 
Valleys, Dales, Purling Streams, Bafons, Canals, Fountains, 
Cafcades, Grotto’s, Rocks, Ruins, Serpentine Meanders, Rude 
Coppies, Hay-Stacks, Wood-Files, Rabbit and Harc-WVarrens, 
Cold Baths, Aviaries, Cabinets, Statues, Obelisks, Manazeries, 
Pheafant and Partridge-Grounds, Orangeries, Melon-Grounds, 
Kitchen-Gardens, Phyfick or Herb-Garden, Orchard, Bowling- 
Green, Dials, Precipices, Amphitheatres, &c. 
General DIREC TIONS, &. 
I. HAT the grand Front of a Building lie open upon 
an elegant Lawn or Plain of Grafs, adorn’d with beau- 
tiful Statues, (of which hereafter in their Place,) terminated on 
its Sides with open Groves. 
II. That grand Avenues be planted from fuch large open 
Plains, with a Breadth proportionable to the Building, as well 
as to its Length of View. 
Iif. That Views in Gardens be as extenfive as poffible. 
IV. That fuch Walks, whofe Views cannot be. extended, 
terminate in Woods, Forefts, mifhapen Rocks, ftrange Precipi- 
ces, Mountains, old Ruins, grand Buildings, &c. 
V. That no regular Ever-Greens, Sc. be planted in any Part 
of an open Plain or Parterre. 
VI. That no Borders be made, or Scroll-Work cut, in any 
fuch Lawn or plain Parterre; for the Grandeur of thofe beau- 
tiful Carpets confifts in their native Plainnefs. 
VII. That all Gardens be grand, beautiful, and natural. 
VIII. That fhady Walks be planted from the End-Views of 
a Houfe, and terminate in thofe open Groves that enclofe the 
Sides of the plain Parterre, that thereby you may enter into 
immediate Shade, as foon as out of the Houfe, without being 
heated by the fcorching Rays of the Sun. _ 
Without a Shade no Beauty Gar dens kaos $ ieee 
And all the Country's but a naked Show. 
eek IX. That 
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