Chap. L of Gardening. 87 



Things are become familiar by Study ; but only for Coun- 

 trymen, and fome that are curious in Gardening : And this 

 I mention^ that it 'may not be charged upon me hereafter, 

 that I have declined to fpeak like a Tradefman. 



After this fliort Advertifement, we may proceed to the 

 following Exercifes, which are fuppofed to be defigned up-^ 

 on Rolls of Paper, calFd Plans, and the Space upon the Side 

 is the Ground,, upon which they are conceivM to be laid 

 down in a true and juft Proportion i that is to fay, convert- 

 ed from little to great. All thefe Exercifes are contained in 

 the four Plates at the End of this Chapter. 



By this Compariibn of the Paper with the Ground, yoit: 

 will judge of the Relation they have one ta another; and I 

 may truly affirm, that thefe Pradices contain all that aGar-- 

 dener needs to know in Geometry, for enabling him to trace 

 out all Sorts of Figures upon the Ground. 



A Comparifon of the Paper with the Ground^ in what relates- 

 to the Manner of Tracing^ reduced to Twenty PraSHceu 



THE FIRST PRACTICE- 



To draw a Right or Jirait Line upon the Ground^ with the Cord. 



Let the ftrait Line be ab^ which is here fuppofed to be FIGURE I. 

 twelve Fathom meafure exaaiy this Length upon the plate i. 

 Ground from A to 5, and fix two Stakes there , then 

 flraimng the Cord from on^ to tlie other, mark the Line out 

 Tupon the Ground with the Tracing-Staff, following the Cord^ 

 fo as not to force it one way or other*, 



O-E SE RVATIO.Ni. 



This Practice is proper only for a Diftance of about i% 

 or 1 5 Fathom, by reafon of the Difficulty you will have to 

 trace a longer Line^ by the Side of the Cord^ without ma- 

 king it fwervcv 



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