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Chap. III. of Gardening. 141
carry it about, every way, 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 exactly to the Line without forcing it any way; thus
making' a Communication between one Furrow and ano-
ther, you lay the whole Slope perfectly fmooth and even with
the Rake.
The First Observation.
If the Situation be liich, that the Slope cannot be cut out
of the lolid Ground, you muft then bring in Earth to make
Pattern-Lines at every twelve Foot diftanee, and fettle'and
drefe the lame by the Cord, till every Place lie full and
handlbme, without forcing or bearing it up; and then fill
up the Spaces between, dreffing the whole Length of the:
Slope, in the lame manner as wasjuft now delivered..
The Second Observation.
When the Slope does not exceed feven or eight Foot,
inftead of the Cord, you may make ule of a Malbn's long.
Ruler, that is pretty thick, and will not warp, which you
bed and applv upon the Slope, and dreis the whole Sur-
face of it by, provided Hill that the Edges of the Ground,
abore and below, are laid very level. This Method is of
great ule for the fhort Slopes of Terrafles and Bowling-
Greens.
I Shall not give any particular Practice here for the Bu-
finejs of making an Amphitheatre upon the Side of a Hill,
which would be unnecsffary, became thele Pieces being
eompofed of Terrafles, Banks, and Slopes of Turf, you
need only follow what-has been delivered concerning them in
the foregoing Practices. :?:i ■
If your Slopes *are^.#|§* cut in the iblid Ground, and the
Earth brought in to%rafce them can't fiipport itlelf, there is
Aen required a great deal more Work in their Conftruction,
and you will be obliged to make ufe of wattled Hurdles and:
Fafcines, in the following manner,
After;
carry it about, every way, 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 exactly to the Line without forcing it any way; thus
making' a Communication between one Furrow and ano-
ther, you lay the whole Slope perfectly fmooth and even with
the Rake.
The First Observation.
If the Situation be liich, that the Slope cannot be cut out
of the lolid Ground, you muft then bring in Earth to make
Pattern-Lines at every twelve Foot diftanee, and fettle'and
drefe the lame by the Cord, till every Place lie full and
handlbme, without forcing or bearing it up; and then fill
up the Spaces between, dreffing the whole Length of the:
Slope, in the lame manner as wasjuft now delivered..
The Second Observation.
When the Slope does not exceed feven or eight Foot,
inftead of the Cord, you may make ule of a Malbn's long.
Ruler, that is pretty thick, and will not warp, which you
bed and applv upon the Slope, and dreis the whole Sur-
face of it by, provided Hill that the Edges of the Ground,
abore and below, are laid very level. This Method is of
great ule for the fhort Slopes of Terrafles and Bowling-
Greens.
I Shall not give any particular Practice here for the Bu-
finejs of making an Amphitheatre upon the Side of a Hill,
which would be unnecsffary, became thele Pieces being
eompofed of Terrafles, Banks, and Slopes of Turf, you
need only follow what-has been delivered concerning them in
the foregoing Practices. :?:i ■
If your Slopes *are^.#|§* cut in the iblid Ground, and the
Earth brought in to%rafce them can't fiipport itlelf, there is
Aen required a great deal more Work in their Conftruction,
and you will be obliged to make ufe of wattled Hurdles and:
Fafcines, in the following manner,
After;