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The Plan of a Royal Garden:

Describing and Shewing the Amplitude and Extent of that Partof Georgicks which belongs to Horticulture.

In Three BOOKS.

BOOK I.

Chap. ^-/^\F Principles and Elements in general.

\J Ch. II. Of the Four (vulgarly refuted') Elements ,

Fire, Air, Water, Earth.

Ch. III. Of the Cœlestial 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 Deriv’d and Defln'd, its Dignity, Distinction, andSorts.

Ch. II. Of a Gardiner, how to be qualify’d, regarded and rewarded;his Habitation, Cloathing, Diet, Under-Workmen and Assistants.

Ch. III. Of the Instruments belonging to a Gardiner) their variousUses, and Mechanical Powers.

Ch. IV. Of the Terms us'd and affetted by Gardiners.

Ch. V. Of Enclosing, Fencing, Platting, and disposing tf/ the Ground)and of Terraces, Walks, Alleys, Malls, Bowling-Greens, Gc.

Ch. VI. Of a Seminary, Nurseries ; and of Propagating Trees, Plantsand Flowers, Planting and Transplanting, &c.

Ch. VII. Of Knots, Trayle-work, Parterres, Compartments, Borders,

Banks and Embossments.

Ch. VIII. Of Groves, Labyrinths, Dedals, Cabinets, Cradles, Clole-Walks, Galleries, Pavilions, Portico’s, Lanterns, and other Relievo’s,of Topiary and Hortulan Architecture.

Ch. IX. Of Fountains, Jetto’s, Cascades, Rivulets, Piscina’s, Canals,

Baths, and other natural, and Artificial Water-works.

Ch. X. Of Rocks, Grotts, Crypt®, Mounts, Precipices, Ventiducts,

Conservatories, of Ice, and Snow, and other Hortulan Refreshments .

Ch. XI. Of Statues, Busts, Obelisks, Columns, Inscriptions, Dials,

Vasa’s, Perspectives, Paintings, and other Ornaments.

Ch. XII. Of Gazon-Theatres, Amphitheatres, Artificial Echo’s, Au-tomata, and Hydraulick Mustek.

Ch. XIII. Of Aviaries, Apiaries, Vivaries, Insects, &c.

Ch. XIV. Of Verdures, Perennial Greens, and Perpetual Springs.

Ch. XV.