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tender, if they are not brought for- 

 ward early in the Spring, and care- 

 fully treated afterward, they will 

 not perfect their Seeds in this Coun- 

 try. 



The third Sort differs from the 

 firft only in the Colour of the Flow- 

 er ; fo may be admitted for the fake 

 of Variety, tho 1 the Flowers are not 

 near fo beautiful. 



The fourth Sort was difcover'd 

 by the late Dr. William Houjioun in 

 Jamaica^ from whence he fent the 

 Seeds to England. This is an abide- 

 ing Plant, which rarely produces any 

 Flowers in this Country ; for from 

 feveral of thefe Plants, which have 

 been raifed in the Phyfic- garden, 

 there has but one of them produe'd 

 any Flowers ; and that not more 

 than three Flowers, tho' it has re- 

 main'd feveral Years. 



TERRACES: A Terrace is a 

 fmall Bank of Earth, rais'd and 

 trimm'd according to Line and Le- 

 vel, for the proper Elevation of any 

 Perfon that walks round a Garden, 

 that he may have a better Profpecl: 

 of all that lies round him ; and thefe 

 Elevations are fo neceffary, that thofe 

 Gardens that have them not, are de- 

 ficient. 



When Terraces are rightly fitua- 

 ted, they are great Ornaments to 

 fuch Gardens as have them, for their 

 Regularity and Opening ; efpecially 

 when they are well built, and beau- 

 tify'd with handfome Stairs, and fine 

 Afcents. 



There are feveral Kinds of Ter- 

 race-walks : 



1 . The great Terrace, which lies 

 next to the Houfe. 



2. The fide or middle Terrace, 

 which is commonly raifed above the 

 Level of the Parterre, Lawn, C5V. 



3. Thofe Terraces which encom- 

 pais a Garden. 



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4. Thofe Terraces which lie un- 

 der one another, being cut out of a 

 large Hill; and thefe are different 

 one from another, in fome refpett or 

 other. 



As to the Breadth of fide Terraces, 

 this is ufualiy decided by its Corre- 

 fpondence with fome Pavilion, or 

 fome little Jettee or Building ; but 

 moft of all by the Quantity of Stuff 

 that is to fpare for thofe Purpofes. 



The fide Terrace cf a Garden 

 ought not to be lefs than twenty 

 Feet, and but very feldom wider 

 than forty. 



As for the Height of a Terrace, 

 fome allow it to be but five Feet 

 high ; but others more or lefs, ac- 

 cording to their Fancies ; but the 

 more exact Perfons never allow above 

 five or fix Feet ; and in a fmall Gar- 

 den, and a narrow Terrace-walk, 

 three Feet ; and fometimes three 

 Feet and an half high are fufficient 

 for a Terrace eighteen Feet wide; 

 and four Feet are iufficient for a Ter- 

 race of twenty Feet wide ; but when 

 the Garden is proportionably large, 

 and the Terrace is thirty or forty 

 Feet wide, then it mult be at leaft 

 five or fix Feet high. 



The nobleft Terrace is very defi- 

 cient without Shade ; for which Elm- 

 trees are very proper : for no Seat 

 can be faid to be complete, where 

 there is not an immediate Shade al- 

 moft as foon as out of the Houfe; 

 and therefore thefe fhady Trees 

 fhould be detach'd from the Body 

 and Wings of the Edifice. 



Terraces fhould be planted rather 

 with Elm or Lime-trees, than with 

 Yew or Holly ; which will not grow 

 large enough to afford Shade. 



The Diftance of the Elms acrofs 

 will be about twenty Feet ; and they 

 m?y be plac'd thirty Feet aiunder in 

 Lines. 



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