OUT-OF-TOWN PLACES 



be established, while the west lands are under 

 tillage, by means of a hurdle fence, which 

 shall extend the lane along the west border of 

 the garden. 



The fields marked M and R are, as ex- 

 pressed upon the diagram, either in tillage or 

 in meadow; and the multitude of fences has 

 been done away with. The southernmost of 

 these two fields is laid bare for thorough tillage 

 of any character, and its neighbor to the north 

 has only a protecting belt of wood. 



The enclosure K, having a ledge and an old 

 group of forest trees in its northwestern angle 

 (offering admirable shelter), may have its 

 picturesquely disposed orcharding, or may be 

 planted with ornamental trees, as the proprietor 

 may fancy. In either case, with a few pro- 

 tective hurdles, it may be cropped by a score 

 of Southdowns; but it must be fairly under- 

 stood that no orcharding will do its best or 

 even its second best, except it be kept under 

 thorough cultivation, and no grass permitted 

 within reach of its most divergent rootlets. 



The walks and entrance drive explain them- 

 selves. The dotted line H I, indicates a view 

 of a distant village spire, which upon the first 

 diagram, as will be seen, was entirely cut off 

 by two or three intruding trees; and even 



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