of a Suburban Kitchen-Garden. 



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Iti fruit : showing also the seams of the bricks. 



such as filberts, gooseberries, berberries, closely trained up on 

 one side to the centre of the arch ; and on the other side scarlet 

 runners, tall peas, fruit trees, &c. Where the kitchen-garden 

 adjoins the pleasure-ground, common laurels, carefully pruned 

 with the knife (not clipped), will form a handsome fence and 

 shelter. A hedge of laurels pruned in this way may be seen, at 

 Dropmore, 33 ft. high. 



The following is the arrangement of trees for the walls and 

 arches : — 



South Wall. 

 18 Peach trees, at 13 ft. apart - 270ft. 

 6 Nectarine trees, at 15ft. apt. 90 

 15 Vines, at 6 ft. apart - - 90 

 10 Apricot trees, at 15 ft. apart 150 

 10 Fig trees, at 15 ft. apart - 150 



Total lengtli of south wall, 750 

 North Wall. 

 20 Morello cherry trees, at 



15 ft. apart - -300ft. 



140 Gooseberry and currant 



trees, 3 ft. apart - - 420 



Total length of north wall, 720 

 East and West Wall. 

 30 Pear trees, 20 ft. apart - 600 ft. 

 10 Cherry tiees, 15 ft. apart - 150 

 10 Plum trees, 15 ft. apart - 150 



Total length - 900 



Esjjalier Arches. 



130 Apple trees, at 15 ft 



apart . . . 



70 Pear trees, 15 ft. apart - 



50 Cherry trees, at 15 ft 



a[)art - _ . 



50 Plum trees, 1 5 ft. apart - 



750 Gooseberry trees, 3 ft. 



apart 

 300 Currant trees, ^t 3 ft 



apart 

 300 Raspberry plants, l^ft. 

 apart - - - 



Outer half of boundary arch 

 occupied with laurel, fil- 

 berts, berberries 

 6 Quince trees, 15 ft. apart - 

 8 Medlar trees, 15 ft. apart - 



1950 ft. 

 1050 



750 

 730 



2250 



- 1500 



750 



1260 



90 



120 



Total length - 10470 



being 3235 ft. of archway. 



Now, 10470 ft. of espalier arch gives space for 3490 goose- 

 berry trees at 3ft. apart; which, in the open quarter, in rows 

 6 ft. by 4 ft., would occupy 1 acre, 3 roods, 27 pole«f, 20 yards ; 

 only 12 poles less than 2 acres, or half the garden. And il is 

 well known that espalier trees are surer and greater bearers 



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