292 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



land into beds with rounded surfaces so that the surface- 

 water will run off quickly. 



The slope of the land also affects some crops very 

 materially: thus a southern, southeast, or southwest slope is 

 most favorable to the growth and maturity of uhe grape and 

 to the early ripening of the other fruits, while the peach, 

 quince, and raspberry succeed better when planted on a 

 northern exposure. 



A close sheltered place is not desirable if peaches, 

 cherries, plums, and grapes are to be grown, as fungous dis- 

 eases are more liable to attack them under such conditions 

 than if planted upon high land. The latter is less subject 

 to late frosts in the spring or early frosts in the fall, while 

 in low land the fruit-buds are often destroyed by these 

 frosts. 



It will often be found that the garden selected is not 

 suited to the growth of some of the fruits, while it is 

 especially adapted to the others, in which case it will be 

 found better economy to devote the space to those that do 

 succeed, and purchase such as cannot be grown economi- 

 cally. 



Tools. 



The tools required for the cultivation of a small garden 

 are not very numerous, and the best will be found none too 

 good and the cheapest in the end if well cared for. They 

 should be light and strong, and after using should always 

 be cleaned and put carefully away where they will be ready 

 for use at any time. If the garden is of considerable size 

 and all the work is to be done by those on the place^ the 

 following list of tools will be needed: 



1 good side-hill plow and 1 small plow. 



