Chap. IL of Gardening. 



the Ufe of it be very common^ I thought it not improper 

 to infert it here, for the Information of the Curious^ and 

 fuch young Perfons as are willing to improve themfelves in 

 Gardenings reforming it from fome Abufes brought in a- 

 mong Gardeners, and adding fome Particularities but little 

 known, which tend to a more ready and complete Perfor- 

 mance 'of the Work. 



But before I proceed to the Ufe of this Level upon the 

 Ground, it may be rcquifite to make the following Obfcr- 

 vation. 



The Words Dreffing, Leveling, making eaven and 

 fmooth, are equally made ufe of to fignify the Adion of 

 harrowing or raking the Ground, to lay it every where 

 fmooth and eaven. 



We call it Settling the Ground, when, by rolling it with 

 great wooden Rollers, or by walking and treading upon it, 

 we render it fo clofe, that it cannot be prefs'd or funk lower. 



T o range, level, or trace out any thing, there muft be at 

 leaft three or four Perfons employed fome to carry the 

 Stakes, and to change and remove them, as fliall be dired- 

 ed 5 others, to ftrain and Ihift the Line. You may obferve, 

 there is no need to fpeak in working, efpecially at great 

 Diftances, where the Voice is eafily loft and as you can't be 

 underftood afar off, you may have Signs agreed upon one 

 with another, and mew with tjieHand whatever you would 

 have done : For Inftance, if, in ranging a Stake upon a 

 Line, the Stake ftand too much to the Left, you muft iliew, 

 by drawing your Hand to the Right Side, that the Stake 

 Ihould ftand more to the Right ^ and fo raifmg or lowering 

 the Hand fignifies, that the Stake fliould be fet higher or 

 lower which Example may ferve for all that is poffible to 

 be explained by Signs. 



For levelling you ftiould make ufe of a proper Day,^ 

 when it is ftili Weather, not too hot nor too cold when it 

 neither blows nor rains, and when there is not much Sun ; 

 All thefe are very injurious to the Sight, by the Refraiftions 

 that make a great Diverfity in lowering or railing the Vifual 

 Ray. A Dayfomethingdoudy andover-caft, isbeft for Ic- 



P veling^ 



