How to manage a Garden 



will consider what can be done by a cottager having at 

 his command land which might well be used for fruit 

 culture. Supposing the space at disposal to be half an 

 acre, I have prepared a plan (Fig. 34) which is arranged 

 with a view to affording a variety of fruit, and that without 



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FIG. 34. Half an acre of fruit and vegetables. 



A Damsons. B Plums. C Apples. D Pyramids. E Currants. 

 F Gooseberries. G Strawberries. H Raspberries. I Vegetables. 

 I Ground walk. K Hedge. L Path. 



altogether excluding the culture of vegetables. Vegetables, 

 giving a quicker and more bulky return, are usually given 

 first place; but there can be no solid reason why the 

 two should not go together. It is of course necessary 

 to point out that, especially in the case of the larger 



fruit, there must be some solid ground for believing that 

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