. Ichnographia rustica; or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation. Containing directions for the general distribution of a country seat into rural and extensive gardens, parks, paddocks, &c., and a general system of agriculture; illus. from the author's drawings. uence thereof. , The QjLiartersi are defign a to grow uprude, and to have no Other cutting butthofe of a Bill, or Scythe, to lop off thofe ex-travagant Boughs that hang over, and inter-cept the Paffage of the Walker ,• and he^is*09, left amazUat looking into theQiiarters op jS Of rural arid extetifive Gardening. on each f
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. Ichnographia rustica; or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation. Containing directions for the general distribution of a country seat into rural and extensive gardens, parks, paddocks, &c., and a general system of agriculture; illus. from the author's drawings. uence thereof. , The QjLiartersi are defign a to grow uprude, and to have no Other cutting butthofe of a Bill, or Scythe, to lop off thofe ex-travagant Boughs that hang over, and inter-cept the Paffage of the Walker , • and he^is*09, left amazUat looking into theQiiarters op jS Of rural arid extetifive Gardening. on each fide, viewing the Violets, Primroles, ^f. in their refpeftiveSca(bh, which Efpaliershinder, and, hkePrifon WaUsj-ftopthe hap*py ProfpeS into thofe Quarters, and Divi-fions^ and the natural, but beautiful, Attireof Nature in her greateft Glory. For mypart, and I believe I am notTinguIar, I can*tfee that Beauty in Efpalier Hedges as I doin the moft natural Coppice, or, at leaft^ foinucb as is by any me^ns equivalent to theExpence: If they are allowd any where, it may be in the middle Line, but this Ican fcarce do, fo great an Averfion oughtevery natural and polite Defigner to havefo them (if fo I dare call them) that not apair of Garden Sheers ftiould ever be usd bythem*. Ch A P. v. Oj rufal and eXtetifive Gardening. 77 Chap. V. S E C T I o N vr- Oifervations on Vlate the ^^tk ^^^HAT I might proceed with thexrs -p xgj more Eafe and Clearnefs ia^P^v-P^, ^ laying down the Rules for thefwG^^ general Diftriburion of a Coun-try VilU^ or Seat, I have chofen the mannerof Pafture, that will be found furveyed andplotted in the 3d Chapter of this Book, Platethe 24th, In which will be difcoverd all that is re-quird to be learned in this matter, - at leaft, itwill give fuch a general Idea thereof, that allGentlemen that have Mannors that lie altoge-ther, may know how to diftribute and im-prove ihem, tho they fliould not be of thisSize or Form. To illuftrate all, which the bet-ter, I (hall explai