XV. 



THE ORCHARD AND KITCHEN-GARDEN. 



* N places where the size of the ground admits of 

 a small vegetable garden and orchard, these 

 will add materially to the use and pleasure of 

 the garden. Not only can a better and fresher 

 supply of fruits and vegetables be provided 

 for home consumption than it would be possible to obtain 

 in any other manner, but there are many opportunities 

 for healthful exercise and recreation valuable in themselves. 

 The beauty of the trees in the flowering season, the odor of 

 sweet-scented fruits and vegetables — all help to make the 

 garden a source of pleasure and interest. 



The site for a kitchen-garden and orchard should be 

 well-drained, and the soil must be of a tolerably good 

 kind — light, sandy loam being preferable to any other, as it 

 is easily worked and may be enriched to suit any kind of 

 fruit or vegetable. The ground should be thoroughly 

 worked and subsoiled before planting, if possible. Where 

 the entire plot cannot be prepared in this manner a sufficient 

 space around each tree must be dug two or three feet deep 

 to provide a well-worked soil for the young roots. 



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