Chap. IV. of Gardening. 



at each End, and filled in the Middle with a fmall Piece of 

 Water, and two round Grafs-plots with Figures, which fi- 

 nifli the Portions of the Circles. Thefe three Comparti^ 

 ments are encompaffed with a Path and Edging of Box^ 

 which, with that on the Outfide, makes Borders that fur- 

 round the Grafs-plots alfo. Thefe Borders being fanded, 

 and all fmooth and eaven, are fet out with Yews between 

 which are placed Cafes of Orange-Trees, Jafmins, Myrtles, 

 Laurels, (jc. which ought to range in a Line with thofe of 

 the two Rows on the Sides. 



You niuft not fail to have Sand for thefe Parterres of dif- 

 ferent Colours, for *tis this makes the great Beauty of them. 

 You may employ powder'd Tile, or Brick-duft, for the ^fr.Ciment. 

 redj black Earth, Iron-Filings, or Smiths-Duft, for the ^^^i-ii* 

 black I and common Sand, or Gravel, for the white and 

 yellow. 



That you may know, by the Plates, what Places are to 

 be filled with red, black, or yellow Sand i you are to ob- 

 ferve, that the Points more diftant from each other, denote 

 the common Sand, or fine Gravel ; and thofe that are fmall 

 and clofer together, as in the Paths about the Knots of - 

 Grafs-work^ exprefs red Sand, or Brick-duft. The Infide 

 of the Branch-work in the Embroidery, is filled with Iron- 

 Filings, Smiths-Duft, or black Earth, which you may un- 

 derftand by the Lines croffing one another. The Grafs of 

 the Knots and Shell-works, is diftinguiflied by the Right 

 Lines intermixed with fmall Points. 



Each Parterre has its particular Scale, by which you 

 may know the Extent and Dimenfion of all the Parts which 

 eompofe it. You may neverthelefs alter the Proportions^, 

 widening, lengthning, or diminifliing thefe Parterres, as^ 

 the Place fliall require j but this Enlarging or Diminilhing. 

 Ihould be made with Difcretion,^ and fliould not be very 

 confiderable, as one Half, becauie that would change the 

 whole Defign, and utterly fpoil the Grace of it. In this you- 

 ought to confult Perfons of Skill, and of a good Tafte; for- 

 gery often^ of a good Defign, there is made a very bad one* 



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