C H A P. I V. of Gardening. 3 5 



A juft Mean Ihould be obferved in Things of this Kind, 

 equally avoiding too great a Slendernefs^ as well as too 

 great a Malfynefs of Ornaments. 



There are divers Sorts of Parterres, which may be all 

 reduced to thefe Four that follow j namely, Parterres of 

 Embroidery, Parterres of Compartiment, Parterres after 

 the EngltJJo Manner, and Parterres of Cut-work. There 

 are alfo Parterres of Water^ but at prefent they are quite 

 out of Ufe. 



Parterres of Embroidery are fo called, becaufe the 

 Box wherewith they are planted, imitates Embroidery up- 

 on the Ground. Thefe are the fineft and moft magnificent 

 of all^ and are fometimes accompanied with Knots and 

 Scrolls of Grafs-work. Their Bottom fliould be fanded, 

 the better to diftinguifli the Foliage and Flourifli'd-work 

 of the Embroidery, which is ufually filled with Smiths- ^Mkhefer, 

 Duft, or black Earth. ilkf^& 



Parterres of Compartiment differ from thofe of smhhs-vuft' 

 Embroidery, in that the fame Symmetry of Defign is re- Jj^^^^ 

 peated, as well in refped of the Ends, as of the Sides', ^jf^" tbf'JL 

 Thefe Parterres are made up of Scrolls and other Grafs- w/, or iron 

 works. Knots, and Borders for Flowers, with a little well- ■^^^'^^■^^ 

 difpofed Embroidery, which Mixture produces an Effed 

 very agreeable to the Eye. The Ground of thefe fliould be 

 very well made, and filled with Sand between the Leaves i 

 the narrow Paths that feparate the Compartiments, we 

 ufually diftinguifti with t Tile-fliards powdered, or Brick- Ic pZ^'' 



Partirres Si^tcrthz Englijh Manner are the plaineft ^I'^'um''' 

 and meaneft of all. They fhould confift only of large which makes 

 Grafs-plots all of a Piece, or cut but little, and be encom- l^^f^'^^)^^^^ 

 paffed with a Border of Flowers, feparated from the Grafs- ^bylhlvV^ch 

 work by a $ Path of Two or Three Foot wide, laid fmooth, in iVcrh un- 

 and fanded over, to make the greater Diftindion. We ^^'f'- 

 give it the Name of Parterre d VAngloife^ becaufe we had t^-^J'S 

 the Manner of it firft from England* the French 



midcrfiand. & 



^dth rxhd over only, andmtroM, as his gensr ally trafijldtedy to comply mth curCuflom of filing ^ 

 which is not fo much ufed by ths French, their Gravd rarely bindings as ours does, 



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