46 CULTIVATION AND MANUFACTURE OF TEA. 



the less will be the wash, for stems and roots retain 

 the soil in its place, and the more there are the greater the 

 advantage. 



Where slopes are steep (though, remember, steep slopes 

 are to be avoided) terracing may be resorted to with advan- 

 tage, as the washing down of the soil is much checked by it. 



On flat land, of course, it does not really signify in which 

 directions the lines run, but such a garden looks best if, 

 when the roads are straight, the lines run at right angles 

 to them. 



In laying out a garden, choose a central spot with water 

 handy for your factory, bungalow, and all your buildings ; 

 let your Tea-houses be as close to your dwelling-house as 

 possible, so that during the manufacturing time you can be 

 in and out at all hours of the day and night. Much of your 

 success will depend upon this. Let all your buildings be 

 as near to each other as they can, but still far enough 

 apart, that any one building may burn without endangering 

 others. You need not construct any Tea-buildings until the 

 third year. 



