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Chap. IV. of Gardening. 41
tion but at very great Charges. We fee then by this, of what
conlequence it is, that the general Diipofition Ihould be good.
There are a great number of Parterres that are tolerable, and
iome very good; but there are few general Dilpofitions of
Gardens that are perfect and well-confider'd, with regard to
the Nature of the Place • there always icems to be fomething
further to wifh for.
There are divers Sorts of Parterres, which may be all
reduced to thefe Four that follow; namely, Parterres of
Embroidery, Parterres of Compartiment, Parterres after the
Knglifh Manner, and Parterres of Cut-work. There . are
alio Parterres of Water, but at prefent they are quite out of
life.
Parterres of Embroidery are fo called, becauie the
Box wherewith they are planted, imitates Embroidery upon
the Ground. Thefe are the fineft and molt magnificent of
all, and are iometimes accompanied with Knots and Scrolls
of Grafs-work. Their Bottom mould be landed, the better
to diftinguifh the Foliage and FlouriftVd-work of the Em-
broidery, which is ufually filled with * Smiths-Dull, or black * Mtchefer,
Earth. " »•e- Drofs>er
Parterres of Compartiment differ from thole of smithsd'uji'
Embroidery, in that the lame Symmetry of Defign is re- "(lther the
peated, as well in relpe£t of the Ends, as of the Sides. ofatthelZ
Thefe Parterres are made up of Scrolls and other Grafs-works, vil, or iron-
Knots, and Borders for Flowers, with a little well-difpofed Mm&s-
Embroidery; which Mixture produces an Effect, very
agreeable to the Eye. The Ground of thefe Ihould be
very well made, and filled with Sand between the Leaves ;
the narrow Paths that feparate the Compartiments, we
ulually diftinguifh with f Tilefhards powdered, or Brick- I e.'powdered
dull. T'lg> or Brick,
Parterres after the Englifb Manner are the plaineft £?L, Zlhh
and meaneft of all. They Ihould conlift only of large Grafs- makes excel-
plots all of a piece, or cut but little, and be encompaffed ^ ^"TfL
with a Border of Flowers, leparated from the Grafswork by the French m
a II Path of two or three Foot-wide, laid fmooth, and landed r2rks "mkr
over, to make the greater Diftinction. We give it the Name || sender ra-
tifle, by which
the French under/land a Path r-aked over only, and not rolled, as it is generally tranfated, to comply
with our Cttfiom of Rolling, which is not fo much afed by the French, their Gravel rarely binding, as
ours does,
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tion but at very great Charges. We fee then by this, of what
conlequence it is, that the general Diipofition Ihould be good.
There are a great number of Parterres that are tolerable, and
iome very good; but there are few general Dilpofitions of
Gardens that are perfect and well-confider'd, with regard to
the Nature of the Place • there always icems to be fomething
further to wifh for.
There are divers Sorts of Parterres, which may be all
reduced to thefe Four that follow; namely, Parterres of
Embroidery, Parterres of Compartiment, Parterres after the
Knglifh Manner, and Parterres of Cut-work. There . are
alio Parterres of Water, but at prefent they are quite out of
life.
Parterres of Embroidery are fo called, becauie the
Box wherewith they are planted, imitates Embroidery upon
the Ground. Thefe are the fineft and molt magnificent of
all, and are iometimes accompanied with Knots and Scrolls
of Grafs-work. Their Bottom mould be landed, the better
to diftinguifh the Foliage and FlouriftVd-work of the Em-
broidery, which is ufually filled with * Smiths-Dull, or black * Mtchefer,
Earth. " »•e- Drofs>er
Parterres of Compartiment differ from thole of smithsd'uji'
Embroidery, in that the lame Symmetry of Defign is re- "(lther the
peated, as well in relpe£t of the Ends, as of the Sides. ofatthelZ
Thefe Parterres are made up of Scrolls and other Grafs-works, vil, or iron-
Knots, and Borders for Flowers, with a little well-difpofed Mm&s-
Embroidery; which Mixture produces an Effect, very
agreeable to the Eye. The Ground of thefe Ihould be
very well made, and filled with Sand between the Leaves ;
the narrow Paths that feparate the Compartiments, we
ulually diftinguifh with f Tilefhards powdered, or Brick- I e.'powdered
dull. T'lg> or Brick,
Parterres after the Englifb Manner are the plaineft £?L, Zlhh
and meaneft of all. They Ihould conlift only of large Grafs- makes excel-
plots all of a piece, or cut but little, and be encompaffed ^ ^"TfL
with a Border of Flowers, leparated from the Grafswork by the French m
a II Path of two or three Foot-wide, laid fmooth, and landed r2rks "mkr
over, to make the greater Diftinction. We give it the Name || sender ra-
tifle, by which
the French under/land a Path r-aked over only, and not rolled, as it is generally tranfated, to comply
with our Cttfiom of Rolling, which is not fo much afed by the French, their Gravel rarely binding, as
ours does,
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