Chap. V. of Gardening, 41 



'Tis a general Rule to keep open the principal Walks, 

 fuch as thofe that face a Building, Pavilion, Cafcade, or the 

 Jikci andthefe likewifc fliould be kept wider than the o- 

 'thers, that from the End of the Walk you may fee Part of 

 the Front of aHoufe, or fome other handfome Objeiaj for tiiegreit 

 there is nothing fo difagreeable in a Walk, as when from ^^^ledes', 

 the End of it, you can fcarce fee the Door of the Veftibule fochjc, that 

 of a Building. There is no need to let any be covered biit f^^j^^'f^''- 

 Counter-walks, for forming two green Arbors ; and Al- thegr.atpj 

 levs in Places of lefs Confequence, where there is no valua- vuhmfmnthe 



-ble ProlpeCt. which have- 



Single Walks are thofe that confift but of two Rows ry great Fauir^ 

 of Trees or Palifades, to diftinguifli them from double Walks ^f^^ ''cc4^»^- 

 that have four, which form three Alleys clofe together, a mn^goftbc 

 large one in the Middle, and two on the Sides that accom- mrfe-chcf- 

 pany it, and are called Counter-walks. The two middle 

 Rows Ibould be planted with ^ Trees detached, that is to *Arbresiro». 

 fay, notfliutup with a Palifade, but free, that you may go 

 tound them and the two other Rows fliould be filled up 

 and edged with Palifades. As double Walks are the moit 

 efteemed, fo they are generally made to poffcfs the finefl 



Parts of a Garden. ^ . „ , 



As to the Names and different Figures of Walks, they 

 may all be included in thefe that follow; The Parallel- 

 walk, the Strait-walk, the Crofs-walk, the Winding or 

 Circular-walk, the Walk returned fquare, and the Diago- 

 nal or Thwart-walk, in refpeft of that at Right Angles. 



Walks may aifo be diftinguifli'd into two Sorts, in re- 

 gard of their Situation ; thofe upon a Level, and thofe that 

 lie with an eafy Defcent. 'Tis very rare that a Walk is per- 

 fe£tly level, there is generally made a fmall infenfible Slope 

 for carrying off the Water ; however, there are fome en- 

 tirely level, as the Walks of a Mall, and thofe about a Par- 

 terre or Piece of Waters But then, to difcharge the Wet that 

 mio-ht otherwife guttei- the Walks, draining Wells fliould 

 be made, at convaiient Diflances, of Flint and dry Stones. 



Walks upon a gentle Rifmg are moft ufual, and fliould 

 be made fo as not to incommode one in Walking, by their 

 Afcent, which fliould be fcarce perceivable j for when they 



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