The PraBice Part II 



the Border, meafuring it very exadly ; fecure it a little, by 

 throwing in fome Earth upon it till the Hole be half filled 

 up, and plant another Yew at the other End ; and having 

 thus planted two, you fpace out and range all tlie otliers 

 by them. 



In Borders the Yews are generally fet at i a Foot diftance, 

 with a Shrub between,- but this Rule can't be foUow'd 

 where the Borders are cut, or where they are in Comparti- 

 ment 5 you muft then be governed by the Defign, and con- 

 fine yourfelf to certain ftated Places. 



You muft obferve, in Borders that are twifting and cir- 

 cular, to plant the Yews in the Middle, at equal Diftances 

 one from another, and as upright as poffible by your Eye, 

 which is the fureft Method, having no Range to take, and 

 the Line being of no Service. 



This is all the Difficulty in Parterres, which muft not be 

 clipped till the fecond Year after they are planted, that the 

 Box may take Root, and gather Strength. You then revifit 

 your Parterre from one End to the other, and new furnilh 

 with Box the Places that require it. They make ufe of 

 Shears for the clipping of Parterres, which muft be kept ve- 

 ry clofe, without altering the Defign : In Borders and 

 ftrait Edgings of Box, you may ftrain ? Line to clip them 

 by. 



The moft proper Time to trim a Parterre, is the Month 

 of Ma'j. If the Ground be fomewhat dry, you muft water 

 the Box well the firft Year it is planted, in order to haften its 

 ftriking Root. 



The Walks and Counter-Walks, that are to be planted ■ 

 with Elms, Lime-Trees, Chefnuts, &c. being drawn, yoii 

 drive Stakes at every 12 Foot diftance, to mark out the 

 Place of each Tree. This Diftance is a Mean between the 

 nine Foot from Tree to Tree, allowed by fome, which is not 

 enough, and the 15 or 18 Foot given by others, which is too- 

 much ^ the Diftance of 1 2 Foot is reafonable, and more in 

 ufe than either of the others. At each of thofe Spikes, caufe 

 Holes to be dug of four Foot fquare, and three Foot deep* 

 If the Bottom of Earth be good, you may make ufe of it j 

 but if it look exhaufted and dry, you muft bring in better,, 



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