EXAMPLES TO BE FOLLOWED. 11 



In each plot of ground attached he planted 10s. 

 worth of frui, trees and bushes, with the result oi 

 readily letting the dwellings at a rental of 4 Kk, 

 though it was originally intended to charge only 

 four guineas for them. As the tenants left, and the 

 trees came into bearing, the rents increased to 5. 

 It is not suggested that everyone who planted 

 similarly everywhere would reap the same advan- 

 tage, but the fact remains that the rent of land 

 occupied with thrifty fruit-trees has been rising 

 during the past few years, while much land that is 

 fruitless has been falling in value. 



An Allotment-Holder's Example. During 

 the preparation of this essay the following letter 

 was received from Mr. William Jacob of Petworth : 



" Nothing is more refreshing to me than gardening and 

 fruit-growing, in which I have been interested from quite 

 a boy, and have now had sixty years' experience. I never 

 yet met with a man whose theory upon any subject 

 was equal to practical experience. The field of allotments, 

 of which my garden forms a part, has about fifteen 

 tenants. It was formerly worked by the landlord as a 

 cornfield. He could not make it pay, so made it into 

 gardens, about forty rods each, and I should think the 

 value of the produce from the land is upwards of 400 a 

 year from fruit and vegetables ; and the owner realises 

 an annual rental of nearly 35 per annum. I give 5 10s. 

 for only seventy-five rods, but it is in the best position 

 and worth more than the rest." 



Here was once a corn-field that did not pay, now 



