Chap. VII. 



Of Bovjling-greens, or hollo'm Funds of 

 Grafs, of great Afcents, Slopes, Banksy 

 and Flat-'works of Turf mth the 

 Manner of layingy fomngy and keep- 

 ing the fame. 



H E Word Bowling-green is one of t&e mofl^ 

 common Ufe in fpeafcing of a Pleafure-Garden^ 

 and yet is that which is leaft underftood, moft 

 People being ignorant of its true Signification 

 and Etymology. 



The Invention and Original of the Word Bowling-green^ Dmiomry of 

 comes to us from E?igland. Many Authors derive it from French 

 two Englijh Words^ namely^ from Bowl^ which fignifies a 

 round Body ; and from Green^ which denotes a Meadow, viaiamry of 

 ©r Field of Grafs ; probably^ becaufe of the Figure in which Daviiier. 

 it is funk, which is commonly round, and cover'd with 

 Grafs. Others will have it, that the Word Bowlings-green Puretlere, 

 takes its Name from the large Green-plots, on which they 

 are wont to play at Bowls in England^ and for which pur- 

 pofe the Englijh take care to keep their Grafs very fliort, 

 and extremely fmooth and eaven. ^ 



A Bowling-green in France differs froni: all this. 

 We mean no other by this Word^ than certain hollow Sink- 

 ings and Slopes of Turf, which are pra&is'd, either in the 

 Middle of very large Grafs-works and Green-plots, or in a 

 Grove, and fonietimes in the Middle of a Parterre after 

 the Englijh Mode^ which makes fome People confound the 

 Parterre d rAngloife with the Boulingrin^ believing them ta 

 be die fame Thing, becaufe the Invention of thefe two Com- 



