44 T"^^ Theory Part L 



of twelve Foot wide^ four Perfons may go without juflling. 

 one another. 



A s to the Alleys of Groves that are far diftant, as up- 

 on the Extremity of a ParR^ or the like, which have 

 no Vifta, nor anfwer any principal Line, it is no way ne- 

 ceffary to make them fo wide, being in Places lefe frequent- 

 ed, and more rarely expofed to Sight, 



One of the greateft Charges of a Garden is the Walks, 

 Grafs being continually fubjc6t to grow in them \ upon- 

 which Account the Gardener fliould take great Care to keep-, 

 them always clean and free from Weeds. In fmall Walks 

 they generally ufe an Edging-Iron or Hough j and in our 

 large Walks in Trance they make ufe of a Plough, raking 

 the Ground afterwards very fmooth, and fweeping off the 

 Leaves and Dirt, as Occafion requires. All that needs to 

 be obferved in this Work, is, to choofe the moft proper Time 

 for doing it, not too dry a Seafon^ for then the Ground is 

 fo hard, that you would only cutoff the Tops of the Weeds^ 

 and leave the Roots behind, which would llioot again witb 

 ^hm!df^' gi^eater Vigour nor muft it be too wet, left in cutting the 

 defiroywith Roots you raifc the Earth or Gravel that' is- next-thenij, and' 

 ZJlfih^'^' fpoil the Walk. 



ira^iimni- To avoid the great Charge of Walks that are very wide,' 

 by red' and would take up too much Time to hough and rake, we 

 fmsttyjhft ^f^ially make a Grafs-walk ia the Middle, and keep it in 

 mo the Earth, Order by often mowing; 



For what relates to the Manner of fetting out and levell- 

 ing Walks, I refer the Reader to the Second Chapter of the 

 Second Part that follows, where it is amply treated of. And 

 fo I do for the Method or planting and railing the Trees and 

 Palifad^es of Walks, which is fiiewn in the Sixth and Seventh- 

 Chapters of the fam€ Part. 



I COME now to fpeak of -the laying of Gravel, and of 

 beating the Walks, which is the fureft Way to prevent the 

 Growth of Weeds in. them, and to hinder the running of 

 Moles, which are fworn Enemies to Gardens i for which 

 Evil, as alfo for other Infedls and Vermine, you will find a 

 B^emedy in the Seventh Chapter of the Second Part, The 

 Bell' way to gravel Walks, is to make a Bed of Mafons 



Rubble^ 



