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The Theory 



Part L 



French 

 Plates-ban- 

 des ifol^es. 

 ■Borders that 

 lie free and 

 join to n<h 

 things 



Borders are made ftrait^ circular^ or in Cants, and 

 are turned into Volutes, Scrolls, Knots, and other Compar- 

 timents. 



Florists likewife make ufe of Borders either de- 

 tached or along Walls, which they encompafs with Border- 

 boards painted green, that are exceeding neat, and in thefe 

 they raife their fineft and choiceft Flowers j but this is not 

 to be looked for in large Parterres, where 'tis fufEcient to-, 

 have themftoeked with Flowers in their feveral Seafons as; 

 they fucceed one another, that nothing appear bare and 

 naked. 



.'Ti s the Cuftom at prefent to difcontmue the Borders up- 

 on the Ends next the Houfe, that the Shrubs and flowerings 

 Plants may not hide the Embroidery and Rife of the Par- 

 terre, and that the Defign may be the better judged of.. 

 Sometimes there are branched out of it Foliage, Palm- 

 Leaves, and Shells fporting among the Sand.. 



The two firft Plates reprefent, in large, the fame Defigns 

 of Parterres, as thofe defcribed in little, in the firft PJate of" 

 the general Difpofitions in the preceding Chapter. 



The firft Plate that follows, is a large Parterre of Em- 

 broidery mix'd with Knots of Grafs-work, and environed 

 with a Flower-Border fet off with Yews and Shrubs. This 

 Defign, tho' entire, and not cut in the Middle, is here fup- 

 pofed to be repeated on the other Side, with a Counter- 

 walk of flowering Shimbs and Yews, and a great Bafon at, 

 the End, which may be had when the Place is large enough. 

 The Scroll that you fee at one of its Corners, may poflibly 

 look fomewhat extraordinary J but when you confult the 

 general Plan, Chap. 3. jPTg. i. from whence this is drawn^ 

 you'll fee the good Effed: it makes with what is repeated 

 on the Corner of the Parterre of Compartinient that is by 

 it. The angular Scroll may be thrown afide^ if you make 

 ufe of this Defign for a fingle Square only, and its Place 

 fupplied by fome other Ornament, making a Sweep at the- 

 Head of it for a circular Walk round the Bafon._ TheKnots> 

 and Scrolls of Grafs-work throw out all the Sprigs and 

 Palm-Leaves of this Embroidery very naturally, which 



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