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kitchen-garden to another, the espalier fences may be 

 brought almost to the edge of the walk, and the two 

 joined by a succession of iron arches with strained wires 

 from one to the other. Long bowers of fruit-trees may 

 thus be made, and having regard to the economy of 

 space thus effected, and the high quality crops which 

 may be obtained by this means, the practice is worthy 

 of further extension. 



A good water supply, either in or near the kitchen- 

 garden, is very necessary. It is advisable also that some 

 provision exist for exposing water intended for garden 

 plants to the air for some time before use. A pump 

 with an open cistern attached is good, if not altogether 

 picturesque, but a circular tank, such as may be found 

 in many old gardens, combines both principles. A good 

 position for a sunk tank would be at the junction of four 

 paths, which if the garden is laid out on the rectangular 

 system advised, would be the exact centre, thereby 

 giving convenient access from all points. A stone 

 coping would give the necessary finish to the tank and 

 at the same time prevent anyone falling in. By the by, 

 it would be well if designers would sometimes devote 

 more attention towards rendering fountains, lily ponds, 

 and other such introductions, safe. I remember once 

 looking over some fine gardens in company with other 

 visitors, when an incident of this kind occurred. A 

 lady, carried away by the beauty of the surroundings, 

 entirely failed to notice a small lily tank placed at the 

 angle of a pathway. The consequences were disastrous, 

 but I hardly know which of the two suffered the more 

 the lady, as she surveyed the bedraggled remains of a 

 Paris frock, or the owner, at the loss of a specially 

 choice Nymphaea. Such is the enthusiasm of the lily 

 specialist, that I rather incline towards the latter ! 



Adjoining the kitchen-garden and communicating 

 easily with it, there should be a sufficiently large en- 



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