Chap. IV. of Gardening. 3^ 



near it. Yews and Shrubs therefore, on a Parterre, fiionld 

 never be permitted to grow above four or five Foot high at 

 moft. 



Parterres differ alfo from the other Parts of a Gar^ 

 den, in that they are generally finer at their firft Planting, 

 than afterwards, the Box fpreading and varying fomewhac 

 from the graceful Contours of the Defign, the Earth iofing 

 its Level, and the Grafs fometimes not preferving its pri- 

 anitive Beauty : But thefe, indeed, are Things inevitable^ 

 notwitliftanding all the Coft and Pains we can beftow. 



Borders ierve to bound and inclofe Parterres, that they 

 be not hurt by v/alking in them, and become very ornamen- 

 tal by the Yews, Shrubs, and Flowers, that are raifed in 

 them. Four Foot is ufually allowed for the Breadth of the 

 lelfer, and five or fix Foot for that of the larger Borders ; 

 and they are always laid with a fliarp Rifing in the Middle, 

 being no way agreeable to the Eye when they are flat. 



O H Borders there are four Sorts : The moft common arc 

 thofe that are continued about Parterres without any Inter* 

 ruption, and are wrought with a fliarp Rifing in the Middle, 

 like an Afs's Backhand fet out with Flowers, Shrubs, and Yews, 



The fecondKind is a Border cut into Compartiment, at 

 convenient Diftances, by fmall Paflages, and is likewife a- 

 dorned with Flowers and Shrubs, being raifed in the Middle 

 as before-mentioned. 



The third Sort of Borders, are all eaven and flat, without 

 Flowers, kaving only a Verge of Grafs in the Middle, edged 

 by two fmall Paths raked imooth and fanded. Thefe are Sentiers ra* 

 fometimes garnillied with Yews and flowering Shrubs, or ^^f^^[ 

 with Vafes and Flower-Pots fet regularly along the Middle 

 of the Verge of Grafs. 



The fourth Sort of Borders are quite plain, and only 

 fanded, as in the Parterres of Orangery, and are filled with 

 Cafes ranged regularly along the Borders, which, on the 

 Sides next the Walks, are edged with Box ^ and on the o- 

 ther, with the Verges and Grafs-work of the Parterre. 

 Sonietimes Yews are planted between each Cafe, which 

 makes the Borders look richer, and the Parterres much 

 handfomer, during the Winter. 



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