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the sheltered boundary of the pleasure-ground. All these may 



be enjoyed by the cripple, with 



as mu 



ch 



an 



e 



rhap 



s more 



satisfaction from his wheeled chair, or from a garden-seat, than 



those who can encounter the fields of the farm, or the haunts 

 of the forest ; caring very little for the Luxuries of a Garden, as 

 felt under the painful pressure of infirmity. These remarks are 

 equally applicable to the fruit garden, the flower garden, or the 

 pleasure-ground : they should all be accessible to a garden-chair 



on wheels, and all should be provided with ample grass-walks, 

 to avoid the offensive noise of gravel. 



Let us now consider the Garden for Use, rather than for 



eauty 



> 



and 



we s 



hall 



means incom 



patible. 



that these two objects are by no 

 The walks of a Kitchen Garden are apt 



to be uncomfortably exposed to the sun's heat during the sum- 

 mer and autumn : this may be corrected by training the fruit 



trees of espaliers on hoops over the walks, to make shaded alleys ; 

 or covered berceaux, from whence the apples, pears, and plums, 

 are seen hanging within our reach; and grapes so trained, will 

 sometimes ripen without artificial heat. These trellis arcades 



may be straight 



urved 



and the walks may be of gravel or 



surrounding and enclosing those quarters for garden 



crops, which, if well managed 



will 



e 



carcely visible from 



the walks ; and a skreen of gooseberries, currants, raspb 

 and asparagus beds, surrounding these, 



will 



maKe a 



heerful 



bl 



during great part of the summer months. 

 If the Garden happens to be situated on ground hanging to 





the south, it should be formed into terraces one above the oth 



y 







