Chap. Ill of Gardening. 



A s for the Banks, to cut them well, and make them' tt^ 

 aft to their Slope, you muft, upon the Line K L,* which 

 determines the Verge-Line of the firft Slope, drive a Row 

 of fliort Stakes at every twelve Foot Diftance, and fet the 

 like Number at the fame Diftance in the Line MAT, which 

 terminates the Foot of the Slope : Then ftrain a Cord from 

 every Stake to its Oppofite, and make a Pattern-Line or 

 Furrow, a Foot broad, from Stake to Stake. For making 

 the Slope, which is thus interfered by Furrows, do as is 

 defer ibed upon the fecond Terrafs at Oj put the Loop of the 

 Line upon any one Stake, no matter which, and ftrain, and 

 carry it about, everyway, from one Furrow to another,- 

 following it with a Man, to cut and clear away with his 

 Spade thofe Places where the Earth lies too high, and keep- 

 ing exadly to the Line without forcing it any way thus 

 making a Communication between one Furrow and ano- 

 ther, you lay the whole Slope perfedly fmooth and eaveii 

 with the Rake/ 



The First Observation* 



I F the Situation be fuch, that the Slope cannot be cut otic 

 of the folid Ground, you muft then bring in Earth to make 

 Pattern-Lines at every twelve Foot Diftance, and fettle and 

 drefs the fame by the Cord, till every Place lie full and 

 handfome, without forcing or bearing it up , and then fill 

 up the Spaces betv/een, dreffing the whole Length of the 

 Slope, in the fame manner as was juft now delivered. 



The Second Observation. 



When the Slope does not exceed feven or eight Foot, 

 inftead of the Cord, you may make ufe of a Mafon's long 

 Ruler, that is pretty thick, and will not warp, which you 

 bed and apply upon the Slope, and drefs the whole Sur- 

 face of it by, provided ftill that the Edges of the Ground, 

 above and below, are laid very level. This Method is of 

 great ufe for the fiiort Slopes of Terraffes and Bowling- 

 Creens. 



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