The Theory Part I. 



The fifth Plate lays before you a Parterre of Embroidery 

 of a very new Contrivance. 'Tis a large Square^ arched at 

 one End, with a Bafon beyond it. The Middle is filled 

 with Embroidery and Knots of Grafs-work, widi a Border 

 about it, which is wholly cut away in the Front next the 

 Houfe. It has nothing in it uncommon but at the Ends ^ 

 at one of which there are two Dolphins-Heads turned into 

 Scrolls, from which the Paths and Knots of Grafs begin and 

 take their Rife. The other End is adorned with the Mask- 

 Head of a Griffin, having Bats Wings, formed by the Sides 

 of Grafs-work, as the Flouriflies of the Embroidery form 

 the Nofe, Eyes, Brows, Muftaches, and 1 uft upon the 

 Head of the Mask. Its Cravat, or Rib, is exprefs'd by a 

 Shell of Grafs-work. Sands of various Colours very much 

 contribute to prevent Confufion in thefe fmall Comparti- 

 ments, which perform Wonders upon the Ground when, 

 well executed. There are already made two or three Par- 

 terres of this Kind. 



The fixth and laft Plate is the moft filled, and contains 

 three Defigns of Parterres, each of a different Kind. That 

 of the firft Figure, is a Parterre d rAngloife; that is to fay, 

 all Grafs-work caft into feveralCompartiments, and encom^ 

 paifed with a Border of Flowers cut in feveral Places, and 

 garniflied with Yews and Shrubs. This Defign, tho' no- 

 thing but Grafs-work, is however very rich for what it 

 contains. 



The Parterre of the fecond Figure is all Cut-work. It is 

 near fquare, and is arched at the End for a Bafon, having 

 its Corners hollowed out, and fet with Yews. It is com- 

 pofed of a long Oval in the Middle, and of Cartoozes at 

 the four Corners with Knots and Shells, all cut in feveral 

 Pieces, forming Borders that ':-e adorned with Flowers and 

 Shrubs regularly placed. All ^hdc Pieces are enclofed with 

 Edgings of Box, and a broad "^rolled Path leads you round 

 them, without hurting any Thing. There is alfo a narrow^ 

 Path about the Oval, and about each Cartooze, which fliould 

 be covered with red Sand. 



The third Figure Ihews, how very fine a fmall Parterre 

 of Orangery may be made. 'Tis a long Square^ rounded 



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