European and Japanese Gardens 



bed cold-frames, bins for leaves, and all such accessories of 

 garden-work are made to lend interest to the kitchen-garden 

 and give it the air of order which is characteristic of all English 

 work. The desire to make the most of every scrap of ground 

 induces the utmost care in getting all that is possible out of 

 smallest compass. The walls, as well as the ground, must yield 

 their increase, and all must be in compact form. This has pro- 



A MODERN HOUSE AND GARDEN 



duced the many varieties of dwarf trees which add interest to 

 the garden, and has led to the careful rotation of crops, and 

 the following of crops in the same season, all of which increase 

 the appearance of care and thoroughness. 



Flowers are so interwoven with kitchen-garden, part of 

 which is generally occupied by the varieties which are more 

 useful for cutting than for their beauty out of doors, as to 

 lead one to the consideration of the flower-garden as the next 

 need to be satisfied. The flowers one might divide under three 



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