Mr. Price has written an Essay to describe the practical manner of finishing the banks of artificial water: but I confess, after reading it with much attention, I despair of making any practitioner comprehend his meaning; indeed, he confesses that no workman can be trusted to execute his plans. It is very true, that large pieces of water may be made too trim and neat about the edges, and that often, in Mr. Brown's works, the plantations are not brought near enough to the water; but if the banks are finished smoothly at first, the treading of cattle will soon give them all the irregularity they require: and, with respect to plantations, we must always recollect, that no young trees can be planted without fences, and every fence near the water is doubled by reflexion; consequently, all rules for creating bushes to enrich the banks are nugatory, except where cattle are excluded.
