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ppendant to the_ Calendar; _which, Treating only (and that briefly) of the_ Culture _of_ Moderate Gardens; _Nothing seems to me, shou'd be more_ Welcome _and_ Agreeable, _than whilst the Product of them is come into more_ Request _and_ Use _amongst us, than heretofore (beside what we call, and distinguish by the Name of_ Fruit) _I did annex some particular Directions concerning_ S A L L E T S. * * * * * _THE_ PLAN _OF A_ _ROYAL GARDEN:_ Describing, and Shewing the _Amplitude_, and _Extent_ of that Part of _Georgicks_, which belongs to _Horticulture_. * * * * * In Three Books * * * * * _BOOK I_. _Chap. I_. Of _Principles and Elements_ in general. _Chap. II_. Of the Four (vulgarly reputed) Elements; _Fire, Air, Water; Earth_. _Chap. III_. Of the Celestial _Influences_, and particularly of the _Sun, Moon_, and of the _Climates_. _Chap. IV_. Of the Four _Annual Seasons_. _Chap. V_. Of the Natural _Mould_ and _Soil_ of a Garden. _Chap. VI_. Of _Composts_, and _Stercoration, Repastination, Dressing_ and _Stirring_ the _Earth_ and _Mould_ of a Garden. _BOOK II_. _Chap. I_. A Garden _Derived_ and _Defin'd;_ its _Dignity, Distinction_, and _Sorts_. _Chap. II_. Of a _Gardiner_, how to be _qualify 'd, regarded_ and _rewarded_; his _Habitation, Cloathing, Diet_, Under-_Workmen_ and _Assistants_. _Chap. III_. Of the _Instruments_ belonging to a Gardiner; their various _Uses_, and _Machanical_ Powers. _Chap. IV_. Of the _Terms_ us'd, and affected by Gardiners. _Chap. V_. Of _Enclosing, Fencing, Plotting_, and disposing of the Ground; and of _Terraces, Walks, Allies, Malls, Bowling-Greens, &c._ _Chap. VI_. Of a _Seminary, Nurseries_; and of Propagating _Trees, Plants_ and _Flowers, Planting_ and _Transplanting, &c._ _Chap. VII_. Of _Knots, Parterres, Compartiments, Borders, Banks_ and _Embossments_. _Chap. VIII_. Of _Groves, Labyrinths, Dedals, Cabinets, Cradles, Close-Walks, Galleries, Pavilions, Portico's, Lanterns_, and other _Relievo's_; of _Topiary_ and _Hortulan Architecture_. _Chap. IX_. Of _Fountains, Jetto's, Cascades, Rivulets, Piscinas, Canals, Baths_, and other Natural, and Artificial _Water-works_. _Chap. X_. Of _Rocks, Grotts, Cryptae, Mounts, Precipices, Ventiducts, Conservatories_, of _Ice_ and _Snow_, and other Hortulan Refreshments. _Chap.
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