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.
[pg] 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, Cryptæ, Mounts, Precipices, Ventiducts, Conſervatories, of Ice and Snow, and other Hortulan Refreſhments.
Chap. XI. Of Statues, Buſts, Obelisks, Columns, Inſcriptions, Dials, Vaſa’s, Perſpectives, Paintings, and other Ornaments.
Chap. XII. Of Gazon-Theatres, Amphitheatres, Artificial Echo’s, Automata and Hydraulic Musck.
Chap. XIII. Of Aviaries, Apiaries, Vivaries, Inſects, &c.
Chap. XIV. Of Verdures, Perennial Greens, and Perpetual Springs.
Chap. XV. Of Orangeries, Oporotheca’s, Hybernacula, Stoves, and Conſervatories of Tender Plants and Fruits, and how to order them.
Chap. XVI. Of the Coronary Garden: Flowers and Rare Plants, how they are to be Raiſed, Governed and Improved; and how the Gardiner is to keep his Regiſter.
[pg] Chap. XVII. Of the Philoſophical Medical Garden.
Chap. XVIII. Of Stupendous and Wonderful Plants.
Chap. XIX. Of the Hort-Yard and Potagere; and what Fruit-Trees, Olitory and Eſculent Plants, may be admitted into a Garden of Pleaſure.
Chap. XX. Of Sallets.
Chap. XXI. Of a Vineyard, and Directions concerning the making of Wine and other Vinous Liquors, and of Teas.
Chap. XXII. Of Watering, Pruning, Plaſhing, Palliſading, Nailing, Clipping, Mowing, Rowlling, Weeding, Cleanſing, &c.
Chap. XXIII. Of the Enemies and Infirmities to which Gardens are obnoxious, together with Remedies.
Chap. XXIV. Of the Gardiner’s Almanack or Kalendarium Hortenſe, directing what he is to do Monthly, and what Fruits and Flowers are in prime.