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closure to contain the frame ground, hot beds, compost 

 and manure heaps. It is a great advantage to have 

 these outside the walls of the garden itself, as a certain 

 amount of untidiness is inseparable from such quarters. 

 An entrance from the stable yard, large enough to admit 

 a horse and cart, will be needed, as naturally much of 

 the manure will be brought here for hot beds, prepara- 

 tion of compost heaps, etc. A small reserve ground 

 would also fittingly adjoin, where plants for bedding 

 and other purposes could be grown until needed. 



In gardens of considerable extent, a well built tool- 

 house would prove an inestimable benefit. If built in 

 two stories, the upper portion might be used as a fruit 

 room, though I certainly prefer underground structures 

 for the purpose ; whilst the lower would accommodate 

 lawn mowers, garden implements, and other impedimenta. 

 As only places of considerable extent will require build- 

 ings of this description, it is unnecessary to do more 

 than make passing reference to them ; however, those 

 whom it may concern should devote some attention to 

 the matter, as it is surprising to note the number of 

 large gardens which are miserably provided with suit- 

 able structures. 



The orchard is the glory of many of our old country 

 gardens, providing scenes of beauty which not even the 

 choicest artificial planning and arrangement can compass. 

 The orchard beautiful is perfectly distinct from the 

 orchard utilitarian, though owing to neglect and the 

 consequent assertion of Nature's ways, the former often 

 takes the place of the latter. Shelter is perhaps the 

 most important consideration where fruit trees are 

 concerned, and as in the orchard this will not be attained 

 by walls, thick belts of evergreen and deciduous trees 

 should be planted on the more exposed sides. Damsons 

 make excellent shelter trees, and are both beautiful in 

 flower and welcome in fruit. A well-drained, sunny 



