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ufually planted In a Star, with a large Cirde in the Middle^, 

 where all the Ridings meet. Thefe Woods are wild and 

 rural ; as the Foreft of S. Germain en Laye^ that of Fon^ 

 tainebleau^ of Senlis^ the Bois de Vincennes^ de Boulogne^ &c, 



C o p p I c E-W GODS differ nothing from thofe before- 

 mentioned, but in that they are not fuffered to grow fo 

 high, and are cut down to the Ground every nine Years, 

 upon which Account the French call them BoisTaillif, They 

 divide a hundred Acres of this Wood into nine Parts, orre 

 of which is cut down every Year ; by which means the 

 '^ood is preferved from Wafte and Ruin, one Side grow- 

 ing up, while the other is cut. By the Statute they are ob- 

 liged to leave fixteen Tillers on an Acre, befidcs the old 

 Standers left at the other Cuttings, which, in Procefs of 

 Time, makes a Coppice-Wood become aForeft. 



W o o c s of a middle Height with tall PaHfides, which 

 the French call Bois Marmcinteaux^ or, de Totiche i and the 

 three other Kinds that follovi'', are thofe which are made ufe 

 of in fine Gardens, and are truly the Groves of Delight 

 and Delicacy: They are ftyled of a middle Height, becaufe 

 the Trees wherewith they are planted, never arrive to the 

 great Height of the Foreft-Trees, fcarcely exceeding thirty or 

 forty Foot. high. Thefe Woods are adorned with Halls,, 

 Cabinets, Galleries, Fountains, &c. Their Squares are 

 edged withPalifades and Lattice-work, and their Alleys are 

 handfomely made, and well gravel' d^ which renders thenx 

 very neat and eurious> 



The Groves that are open,. and in Compartiments, whicb 

 fome call Bofqtiets Fare's^ or Embellifli'd-Groves, differ from, 

 other Woods, in that there are no Trees planted in the 

 Middle of their Squares to form any Thicket or Under- 

 wood, but they are left open ; their Alleys are planted with 

 Lime-Trees or Horfe-Chefnuts, purfuant to the Defign^ 

 and fet with a low Palifade kept trimm'd to about three. 

 Foot, or Breaft-high,. which renders all the lower Part of 

 the Grove free and difengaged, and, in walking, gives you 

 the Advantage of the Profpeft, and a Sight of Perfons that 

 are in the other Walks, which can't be done in the common 

 Woods^where the Palifades andUnder-wopd grow; very high.. 



