Ghap. IV- of Gardening. 



the Pradice of tracing them out upon the Ground^ by the 

 Side of them. 



THEFIRSTPRACTICE- 



The Place being very fmooth and well prepared, accor- 

 ding to what has been faid before in the fecond Chapter of 

 this Part, you muft divide the Paper which contains the De* 

 fign of the Parterre C, Fig. i. with Lines of Black-Lead* 

 croffmg one another, fo as to cover it with fmall Squares of 

 about three Foot every way, by the Scale of the Plan. You- 

 neediiot trouble yourfelf, if half or a quarter of a Square 

 remain at the End of the Divifion, becaufethe fame will re- 

 main upon the Ground. To perform this well, the Par- 

 terre muft firft be drawn, as in Tig. i . that is, the Leaves 

 and Branch-work muft be delineated with a fingle Stroke 

 onone Side, as and with double Strokes on the other, 

 as 5, which will help you the better to apprehend the Out- 

 Line and Rife of every Leaf, becaufe not being doubled, its- 

 chief Stroke is more diftinft, and may be traced out more-. 

 exaftly upon the Ground. Then go upon the Place defign'd 

 for the Parterre, Fig. 2. and taking a Meafure of three Foot 

 long, divide the Lines diat bound it into equal Parts of three 

 Foot each, as well lengthv%afe as breadthv^afe, and obferve 

 to make as many Divilions as are marked upon the Plan, 

 Fig' I. fet Spikes at each Divifion, as you fee Fig. 2. and 

 ftraining Lines from Spike to Spike the whole Length and 

 oBreadtli, trace thefe Lines all over it, which will divide the 

 Place into Squares, and give you the fame Number of them 

 upon the Ground, as you have upon the Paper. Then take 

 theDefign of the Parterre C, F/g. i. which you muft always- 

 have near you to reckon the Chequers, and to look upon the 

 Contour and graceful Turn of the Leaves. Begin at one 

 End, 'tis no Matter which s fuppofe at^, and reckon ia- 

 what Square or Chequer fuch a Stroke, or fuch a Leaf is t 

 For Inftance, the Leaf D is in the third Square lengthwife^, 

 and the firft of the Row s reckon upon the Ground, begin- 

 ning at Fig. 2. the third Square lengthwife, and the firft 

 breadthwife, as you fee at Firft draw this Leaf with 



