672 Fitted Walls and Kitchen-Garden at Erskine House. 



a. Vineries. b. Peach liouics. c, Pine pits, not yet erected. d, Melon pits. 



e', Gardener'8 house. /, Offices. g. Sheds. fi, Hot walls. i. Orchard. 



*, Screen walls. /, Kubbish corner. m. Old quarry. n, Steep bank. 



Kitchen-Garden. — The north wall is 17 ft. high, the inner 

 wall H'i ft. ; and the outer wall 8 ft. on east and west sides, and 

 4<ft. on south side of orchard, with sunk fence in front. The 

 walk opposite this, being a sort of terrace walk, commands a 

 fine view of a part of the pleasure grounds. Tlie soil is a brown 

 loam, about 2 ft. 3 in. deep, over a bottom of whin rock. The 

 trees upon the borders by the walks are dwarf standards on 

 paradise stocks, except that in frout of the hot-houses there is 

 an es})alier railing of pears. There are twelve divisions of 

 flued wall ; four planted with peach and nectarine trees, tliree 

 with the finer pears, two with apricots, one with cherries, one 

 with figs, and one with vines. I am. Sir, yours, &c. 



G. Shiells. 



Erskine Home Gardens, Roifiewsliirei 

 Jan. 12. 1832. 



