. 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. loughs, the feveral Sorts of 226 Particular Methods and Seafons of Ploughing 230 Ploughman, his Salification 229, 230 R Rural and extenfive Gardening 44 Rags, Improvement in the drejfing of Ground 205A rural Garden particularly defcriVd 113 S- Situation of a rural Seat 11 Soils how chofen 16 Summary of all that has been f


. 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. loughs, the feveral Sorts of 226 Particular Methods and Seafons of Ploughing 230 Ploughman, his Salification 229, 230 R Rural and extenfive Gardening 44 Rags, Improvement in the drejfing of Ground 205A rural Garden particularly defcriVd 113 S- Situation of a rural Seat 11 Soils how chofen 16 Summary of all that has been faid as to Situa-tions 40 \ \ Index. J Situation of a Seat defcriFd with the utmoU Variety loo Superfictal Drejfings of Land after [own 181 ,.:— With SloeepSDi4ng for Wheat 182 ^,— . WithSaWDuH 188 _ — By Sea-Sand 195, ^09 ^ - By Soap and Pot Jpes^ Soot y&^c, 204 i—— By Sea-Shells 208 Sowings all Sorts of Corn the Seafons for 235Soils proper ibid. Qitaniities of Seed ibid. improvements of Clover^ 6cc 256 Terraces how made 766 Ttirf proper for Grafs-Walks 69 TurfJjhi^Sj afuperficial Improvement for Lands 190? Another SeBion on that SubjeEi 201 Villa, how difposd 79, 91 Vegetables burnt to improve Land 203 W Wood- JjheSj a fuperfcial Improvement 186 y. T/:?^ Introduction to Kurdand Extenjive Gardenings &C. H AT the chief Satisfaction andPicafureof the Mind (next toits own Serenity, Innocenceand Tranquillity, and x!nc Nobleft In-ftind of human Nature, its Sacred,Inexpreffible and Divine EfFervifcence)arifes from, and its Flame is mainta ndby cxteriour Objeds, every Pcrfon thatlives a thoughtful and virtuous Life,will I doubt not readily own. For tho there are many Benefitsconveyd to the Senfes by Sound, andthoTafte affords fome grofs Entertain-ment to the Body: Yet as an ingv niousAuthor exprefsd it, our Sight is themoft perfed, and moft delightful ofall our Senfes; and certain it is, thatthere is that unutterable Heafure, thataffeds the Mini by Opticks, and otherintuitiv


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