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If the Wood is fo fituated, as that 

 the Garden may be contriv'd be- 

 tween the Houfe and that, then 

 the Walk into the Wood mould 

 be made as near to the Houfe 

 as poffible ; that there may not be 

 too much open Space to walk thro' 

 in order to get into the Shade: if 

 the Wood is of fmall Extent, then 

 there will be a Neccflity of twitting 

 of the Walks pretty much, fo as to 

 make as much W alking as the Com- 

 pafs of Ground will admit ; but 

 there mould be Care taken not to 

 bring the Turns fo near each other, 

 as that the two Walks may be ex- 

 pofed to each other, for want of 

 a fufficient Thicknefs of Wood be- 

 tween ; but where the Wood is large, 

 the Twifts of the Walks mould not 

 approach nearer to each other than 

 fixty or eight Feet ; or in very large 

 Woods double that Di dance will be 

 yet better ; becaufe, when the Un- 

 der-wood is cut down, which will 

 be abfotutely neceffary every tenth 

 or twelfth Year, according to its 

 Growth, then the Walks will be 

 quite open, until the Under-wood 

 grows up again, unlefs a Border of 

 Shrubs, intermixed with fome Ever- 

 greens, is planted by the Sides of 

 the Walks ; which is what I would 

 recommend, as this will greatly add 

 to the Pleaf'ure of thefe Walks. 



Thefe Wood-walks mould not be 

 lefs than eight or nine Feet broad in 

 fmall Woods; but in large ones 

 fifteen Feet will not be too much: 

 and on each Side of the Walks, the 

 Border of Shrubs and Ever greens 

 may be nine or ten Feet broad ; 

 which may be fo managed, as to 

 fhut out the View from one Part of 

 the Walk to the other, at thofe times 

 when the Under-wood is cut down ; 

 at which times there will be an abfo- 

 }ute Occasion for fuch Plantations ; 

 a-sci at all tinsiis they will aSbrd 



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great Pleafure, by adding to the Va- 

 riety, as alfo by their fragrant 

 Odour. 



The former Method which was 

 practis'd in cutting of thefe Walks 

 thro* Woods, was, to have them 

 ftrait as poflible; fo that there 

 was much Trouble to make 

 Sights thro' the Woods, for Dire- 

 ction how to cut them ; but where 

 this was practis'd, every Tree which 

 Hood in the Line, good and bad, 

 was cut down; and many times 

 boggy or bad Ground was taken in- 

 to the Walks ; fo that an Expence" 

 of Draining and Levelling was ne- 

 ceffary to render them proper for 

 walking on : befides this, there were 

 many other Inconveniencies attend- 

 ing thefe ftrait Cuts thro' Woods; as, 

 firlt, by letting in a great Draught 

 of Air, which in windy Weather 

 renders the Walks unpleafant ; and 

 then thefe Cuts will appear at a great 

 Diftance from the Woods, which 

 will have a very bad Effect : there- 

 fore the modern Practice of twifting 

 the Walks thro' Woods is to be 

 preferr'd. In the cutting of thefe 

 Walks, there mould be particular 

 Care taken to lead them over the 

 fmootheft and foundeft Part of the 

 Ground; as alfo to avoid cutting 

 down the good Trees ; fo that when- 

 ever thefe ftand in the Way, it will 

 be better to lead the Walk on one 

 Side, than to have the Tree ftand in 

 the middle : for altho' fome Perfons 

 may contend for the Beauty of fuch 

 Trees which are left Handing in 

 Walks ; yet it mull be allow'd, that 

 unlefs the Walk is made much broad- 

 er in thofe Places than in the other, 

 the Trees will occafion Obftruclions 

 to the Walkers, efpecially when two 

 or three Perfons are walking toge- 

 ther : fo thatnt will be much better 

 to have the Walks intirely clear from 

 Trees ; and where any large fpread- 



