The Theory Part I. 



the Grafs is fineft^ and browzed fliorteft. In the Choice of 

 it. Care fliould be taken that you avoid Quich-grafs, and 

 other Weeds, and that the Earth have foniething of a Body. 

 */» England "^This Tiuf we raife with a Spade, cutting it into Squares a- 

 mr turf is howt a Foot evcry way, and two or three Inches thick, 

 a%%lMfc which is enough to carry them without breaking. 

 for that Pur. To lay the Turf upon the Work, you muft ftrain the 

 if^'Sitn^ Line along the ftrait Parts, and follow the Trace in the cir- 

 Slisorn' ailar and fmall curious Defigns, as the Shell-work, Scrolls, . 

 imhes broad, and Knots of Parterres. TlieLine being (trained, you are^ 

 to dig and clear away the Earth, to receive the Thicknefs oT 

 your Turf, that it may lie level with the Ground, wliich is 

 the great Beauty of it: The Manner of fome who lay their 

 Turf upon the Surface, without taking away the Earth, is 

 to be avoided ; for this raifes it too much, and lays bare 

 the Roots of it. You are to trim the Squares of Turf to the 

 Line, or Trace,, as your Defign is, with a Knife, laying 

 them in Order, as clofe to one another as poffible, and af- 

 terwards beating them with a Wooden Beater,^ till they lie- 

 very flat and level with the reft of the Ground. You can 

 fcarce beat and fink the Turf too much, indeed, the Grafs be- 

 ing always naturally difpofed to raife itfelf fufficiently in 

 growing. Where the Squares of Grafs do not join well 

 together, you muft fill in a little Earth, and then flop tlie 

 Holes and Chinks with fmall Pieces of Turf, which will 

 make the Green-plot as eaven and handfome, as though it 

 had grown in the very Place. 



You muft obferve to water the Turf well as foon as 'tis 

 laid, that uniting itfelf the fooner with the Ground on which 

 it lies^ it may take Root, and not have Time to dry and turn 

 yellow, as is to be feared, if you fail to water it. 



The fureft way to have a handfome Grafs-plot, fmooth,; 

 and well cover'd, is to lay it with Turf^ which is always bet- 

 ter than fowing ; but when you have very large Green-plots 

 to make, as it would be an endlefs Charge to lay them all 

 over with Turf, you muft be content to fow them with the 

 beft Seed you can get, and becaufe it is very troublefome ta 

 bound them to any Exadnefs by fowing^ you may edge the 



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