The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 490
, I concluded that there was something wrong in his system.He began at the portico of the house, sticking in a pin at thepoint which was to be the middle of the walk, and, proceeding inthe destined direction onwards by guess, he stuck in anotherpin at a short distance, and so on to the end of the… … in laying out Grounds. A(]5