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(as is that dug at Black-heath j,which, 

 being mix'd with a due Proportion 

 of Loam, will bind like a Rock, and 

 is never injur' d by wet or dry Wea- 

 ther ; and the Pebbles, being fmooth, 

 are not fo liable to beturn'd up, and 

 loofen'd by the Feet in walking, as 

 are thofe which are angular and 

 rough ; for where Walks are laid, 

 with fuch Gravel as is full of irregu- 

 lar Stones, they appear unfightly in 

 a Day's time after rolling ; becaufe 

 the Stones will rife upon the Surface 

 whenever they are walk'd upon ; 

 but the fmooth Pebbles will remain 

 handfome two or three Days with- 

 out rolling. 



The Width of thefe Walks mull 

 always be proportion'd to their 

 Length, and the Size of the Garden; 

 but fmall Walks are every-where 

 difagreeable ; fo that if the Walks 

 were to be only two hundred Feet 

 ilong, I {hould advife them to be 

 Ijjnade fourteen or fifteen Feet wide : 

 (for it is much better to have but few 

 Walks in a Garden, and thofe to be 

 fpacious, than to make many fmall 

 'Walks, as is often praclifed. 



Gravel-walks are very necelTary 

 near theHoufe ; becaufe, being foon 

 dry after Rain, they are proper for 

 walking on, in all Seafons. But 

 then thefe mould be but few, and 

 thofe ought to be large and magni- 

 ficent, proportionable to the Gran- 

 deur of the Houfe and Garden. The 

 principal of thefe Walks mould be 

 elevated parallel with the Houfe, fo 

 as to form a Terrace : this mould ex- 

 :end itfelf each way, in proportion to 

 i:he Width of the Garden; fo that 

 r rorn this there may be a Communi- 

 cation with the Sand-walks, without 

 ■Toing on the Grafs ; or there mould 

 3e Side - walks of Gravel to lead 

 o them,"' that there may be a 

 s lry Walk continued quite through 

 he Gardens. But there is not a more 



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ridiculous Sight, than that of a flrait 

 Gravel-walk, leading to the Front 

 of the Houfe, interfering the Grafs, 

 fo as to make it appear like the itifF 

 formal Grafs plots frequently made 

 in little Court-yards by Perfons of 

 low Tafte. 



Grafs-walks in a Garden are both 

 ornamental and delightful in Sum- 

 mer-time, and dry Weather. 



Thefe may be made either by lay- 

 ing them with Turf, or fowing them 

 with Hay-feed, and raking them 

 fine and level ; which, keeping them 

 well roird, and frequently mow'd, 

 will make the Grafs fine : but thofe 

 which are laid with Turf, are pre- 

 ferable to the fovvn Walks. 



Thefe may be laid a little round- 

 ing, to caft off the Water the better; 

 but the Slope mult not be fo great as 

 to be difcover'd with the Eye. About 

 a fourth Part of the Roundnefs al- 

 low'd for Gravel- walks will be fuffi- 

 cient for thefe, if in wet Ground ; 

 but if the Ground be dry, it is the 

 bell way to lay them quite level. 



Sometimes there are Water-tables 

 on each Side of thefe Walks, which 

 is very good for draining them, and 

 alfo for keeping the Grafs and Weeds 

 from mixing with the Borders ; and, 

 befides, thefe Water-tables renier 

 the Walks the handfomer, and ap- 

 pear the more beautiful. 



Thefe Water-tables ought to bs 

 new-cut once or twice a Year ; and 

 this ought to be done by a flrait 

 Line, as exactly as pofiible. 



The oftener thefe Walks are mow- 

 ed and rolled in Summer, the thicker 

 their Bottoms will be ; and in Au- 

 tumn the Grafs fhould be kept very 

 fhort, and well roll'd ; for, if it be 

 permitted to grow pretty long at 

 this Seafon, the Blade will decay in 

 Winter, and greatly injure their 

 Roots. The Worm-cads muft alfo 

 be carefully beat to-pieces with a 



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