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between the various plantations, all of which serving both for 
communication to different parts and to render the ground more 
rurally ornamental, and for occasional walking in dry weather in 
summer; but some tracts of considerable width and length formed 
into grass walks leading to different divisions, having each side 
bounded with clumps of trees, shrubs and flowers, gives an air of 
grandeur to the place, allotting smaller breaks or opens of grass 
branching off' between the plantation compartments, as formerly 
mentioned. 
The grass-ground may be formed either by sowing grass seed 
or by laying it with turf, cut from some common; but in extensive 
works turfing the whole would be an endless expense; therefore 
seed is the most eligible for the principle space in very large 
gardens. 
Water being so ornamental in all garden designs, no pains 
should be spared to introduce it where possible; but where it admits 
of a constant running stream from some adjacent upper spring, 
its beauties may be rendered admirably fine, as it may be con- 
ducted in meanders through the plantation, so as to effect a beautiful 
assemblage of verdure and water together; and if it should be 
continued to any considerable length, one or more ornamental 
Chinese bridges may be carried over it at convenient places, which 
will have a beautiful effect and serve for communication with the 
opposite divisions on each side of the rivulet. 
Cascades and other waterfalls have also a fine effect, where 
there is a constant plentiful stream and the situation proper to 
give the water a due fall from a higher to a lower part, upon a 
parcel of rugged stones, to increase the noise and break and dis- 
perse the water. 
In some grounds, by their natural situations, water may be ob- 
tained at a moderate expense; as sometimes a contiguous vale or 
meadow, bounded by rising ground, and with a brook or rivulet 
constantly running through it, may be easily thrown into the most 
agreeable form; and sometimes large springs issuing from an upper 
ground, and running down a moderate descent between two rising 
grounds to some vale below, may either form one entire lake, &c. 
or be contrived by making proper heads at distances to form seve- 
ral lakes strung together as it were, one above another, up to the 
beginning of the spring; each head may form a beautiful waterfall 
or cascade, having the rising grounds on each side embellished with 
plantation clumps. 
Lakes and artificial rivers may also be contrived in a flat or level 
ground, where there are any contiguous brooks that can be conducted 
to supply them with water. 
All pieces of water should generally be contrived in a natural 
imitation, as much as the situation will admit; and its boundary on 
all sides should be grass-ground.to some considerable width, sloped 
off" as easy as possible, corresponding with the other adjacent grass- 
ground, to admit of a prospect of the water at some distance. 
On the verges of large compartments of water, some Babylonian 
or Weeping Willows, disposed in particular situations, singly at 
