Chap. V. of Gardening. 4% 



Rubble^ orStone-duft ; thus, in the room of the Earth you 

 take out, lay at the Bottom 7 or 8 Inches Thicknefs of the 

 coarfer Stone or Gallets, and upon that about two Inches 

 Thicknefs of the fined Dviffc that has been run through a 

 Skreen 5 let this be beaten three feveral Times with the 

 Beater, after having been well watered each Time, and 

 then fpread the Gravel upon it, which alfo fhould be well 

 beaten. When- you lay a Bed of Salt-petre over this Ma- j^j^J^^^^^*^ 

 fom-Dufl, as is done in making a Mall, or Bare to bowl. France are 

 on, it fliould be beat eight or nine times and in cafe Ma- laid with a 

 fons-Duft cannot be had in the Country, you may take ^l^^yl£^^^ 

 coarfe Gravel and Pebbles, and lay them at Bottom with a: asoursinEn^^ 

 Bed of Earth, upon them to make a Body, and then throw 

 on the Gravel, beating it as before. fiqumiy mU 



This. Way of Graveling and Beating Walks is very mbeartbs 

 chargeable 5 and therefore for private Perfons it may fuffice 

 to beat the Ground well, and then fpread the Gravel on it,, do. 

 after which the Rain will contribute to finifli and harden the 

 Walks, which' fhould not have too great a Depth of Gravel, 

 that, they be not tirefome, and require long Beating two- 

 Inches Thicknefs is generally enough for the Purpofe. 



A s there is no Rubble in thefe Walks, . and that the 

 Earth is very near the Gravel, Weeds grow fafter in them- 

 than, in others ; befides, with much houghing and raking,, 

 the Earth' mingles with the Sand, and,, by this Mixture, all 

 becomes as it were pure Earth again. 



There are two Sorts of Gravel or Sand made ufe of in. 

 France-j River-Sand, and Pit-Sand. 



River-Sand is by usefteemed the beft'and moll beau- 

 tiful. It fliould be chofen fomewhat grofs, not too fine,, 

 nor too ftony 5- and above all,, it fliould : be heavy, that the> 

 Wind may not fo eafily difturb it. This we pafs through a 

 Skreen, or coarfe Sieve, to cleat it. of the larger Stones, and 

 to render it the handfomer. 



Pit-San-d, fo called, becaufe it is drawn- from Sand or- 

 Gravel-pits, is alfo very good for the Purpofe,. and is made, 

 ufe of in Places remote from Rivers. 



What I am going to fay here, upon the Subjedl of Pa— 

 Itfades>3„ relates not to the. Manner, of Planting thera, which: 



