The Theory IPasrt I 



'?^ s to the Banks and Slopes which Ifiveft Bowiing- 

 greens, that is, which form their Sinkings, they are allow'd 

 fix or feven Foot Length in the leffer, and eight or nine Foot 

 in the greater ; and for the Bottoms in little Bowling- 

 greens, we rak:e them all over, there not being room enough 

 for Grafs-plots 5 but in great ones we make fineCompartt- 

 nients of Grafs, and fometinies of Cut-work. Then a 

 raked Path of three or four Foot wide is left between the 

 Slope and the Flat of Grafs, which ferves to feparate and di- 

 ftinguifli thefe Pieces each from other, 

 ^B-.Ram. A SCENTS, Beds, and Flat-works of Grafs, differ but 

 Zlivi&^ little from each other, unlefs it be the Afcents, which are 

 ^e Gazon. fuppofed to be large Grafs-plots upon a gentle Riling, as 

 tliofe along the Side of a Cafcade, or that ferve to recon- 

 cile the Inequality of two Pieces of Ground- For thofe we 

 call in France^ Tapiy and Peloufes^^ are one and the fame 

 Tiling, and generally denote all plain Quarters of Graft, or 

 Green-turf, without Cut-work : They are ufed in the Courts 

 of Country-Houfes, in Groves and Bowling-greens, in Par- 

 terres after tht EngUflo Manner, and in the Middle of great 

 Walks and Avenues, which, without them, would take up 

 too much Time to rake and keep in Order. 



The Tahis and Glacis^ as we call thtm in France^ are 

 often confounded, and taken one for the other ^ neverthe- 

 lefs, there is a Difference between them, the T^ahis being 

 more fteep tlian the Giach^ which is fuppofed to be a very 

 gentle Sloping, and almoft imperceptible to the Eye. Lec 

 us now come to the Manner of covering all -thefe Parts with 

 Grafs. 



Th e Manner of covering with Grafs, differs according to 

 the Place 'tis to be ufed in i for a Grafs-quarter or Green- 

 plot is coverM after another Manner, than a Bank or Slope, 

 in that one is often fown with Hay-feed^ and the other laid 

 with Green-turf. 



To iow Grafs, the Ground muft be firft dug, or broke 

 up with an Iron-fpade, and being afterwards drelfed and 

 laid eaven, let it be raked -over with a fine Rake, removing 

 all the Clods and Stones you meet with, and ftrowing on 

 the Top of it one Inch Thicknefs of good Mold, to facilitate 

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