in gardening, is made to inclose parterres, that they may not be injured by walking in them. Borders are made either circular, straight, or in curves; and are turned into knots, scrolls, volutes, and other compartments. They are rendered very ornamental by the flowers, shrubs, trees, &c., that are raised in them. They are always laid with a sharp rising in the middle; because, if they are flat, they are nowadays agreeable to the eye; and as for their breadth, the largest are allowed five or six feet, and the smallest commonly four.