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laid) is belt for the trees, and moreover for the many 

 nfes that may be made of it for the fmaller early, or late 

 tender efculents, and a few early cauliflowers. For the 

 fake of a pleafant flickered walk, to have the South 

 border narrow may be deferable;, but on no account let 

 it be within fix feet. Take care that this walk is not 

 funk too much, and that it have a bottom of good 

 earth, as deep as where the trees are planted. Let the 

 body of gravel be thin, and then the roots of the trees 

 will be admitted to run properly under the walk, and 

 find wholefome nourifhrhentj where it they were flop- 

 ped bv rubbifh, they would be apt to canker, and ir- 

 recoverably difeafe the tree. 



The number and breadth of the walks muft in a 

 meafure be determined by the quantity of allotted 

 ground; exceeding in thefe particulars where there is 

 room. But better be few and wide walks, than many 

 and contrafied. If the garden is final], one good walk 

 all round is fuflkient; and if long and narrow, the 

 crofs walks mould not be many : fix, or eight feet walks,, 

 are not too wide for a moderate fized garden. 



If the ground be laid out in Autumn, leave the walks 

 alone till Spring, when the earth will be fettled.. 

 Gravel laid towards Winter would be difturbed by the 

 irofl, and the neceflary work about the quarters and 

 borders. But whenever made, the garden ought to be 

 firfl brought to an exacl level, or Hope ; then the walks 

 fhould be ftumpt, keeping the tops of the flumps very 

 level (as guides) to the true pitch of the quarters by a 

 light line, made of good hemp, that will bear pulling 

 tight. Proceed, to take the earth out of the alleys 

 about eight inches deep, which may be thrown towards 

 the middle of the quarters, to give diem, a fmall con- 

 vexity, which makes them look well- 



Rake the bottom of the walk level,, and lay the 

 gravel to within two inches of the top of the flumps.. 

 The gravel will fettle a little, but the walks fhould 

 always/ be about three or four inthes at their edge, 



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