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wheeling the Dung, and fuch Ex- 

 pences ihould ever be avoided, if 

 pofTible. 



As to the Figure of the Ground, 

 that is of no great Moment, lince 

 in the Diftribution of the Quarters 

 all Irregularities may be hid, though, 

 if you are at full Liberty, an exa£l 

 Square is preferable to any other 

 Figure. 



The great Thing to be confi- 

 der'd, is, to make Choice of a 

 good Soil, not too wet, nor over 

 dry, but of a middling Nature,- 

 nor {hould it be too ftrong or llub- 

 born, but of a pliable Nature, and 

 eafy to work: And if the Place 

 where you intend to make the 

 Kitchen-Garden fliould not be level, 

 but high in one Part and low in 

 another, I would by no means ad- 

 vife the levelling it; fov by this 

 Situation you will have an Advan- 

 tage which could not be obtain'd 

 on a perfect Level, which is, the 

 having one Part of dry Ground for 

 early Crops, and the low Part for 

 late Crops, whereby the Kitchen 

 may be the better fupply'd through - 

 cut the Seafon with the various 

 Sorts of Herbs, Roots, O'C. And m 

 very dry Seafons, when m the upper 

 Part of the Garden the Crops will 

 greatly fu&r with Drought, then 

 the lower part v/ili iiiccced, and 

 fo 'vice ferfa^ but 1 would by no 

 rr.eans diredf the choofmg a ve- 

 ry low moift Part ot Ground tor 

 this Purpoie, for although in fuch 

 Soils Garden-herbs are commonly 

 more vigorous and large in the 

 Summer-leafon, yet they are fel- 

 dom fo well tafted or whollbme 

 as thofe which grow upon a mo- 

 derate Soil; and efpcciaiiy lince in 

 this Garden your choice Fruits 

 fhould be planted, fo it would be 

 wrong to have a very wet bo':]. 



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This Garden fliouid be fully ex- 

 posed to the Sua, and by no means 

 overfhadow'd with Trees, Build- 

 ings, 0-c. which are very injuri- 

 ous to your Kitchen-Plants and 

 Fruit-Trees; but it it be defended 

 from the North Wind by a di- 

 ftant Plantation, it will greatly pre- 

 ferve your early Crops in the 

 Spring j as alfo from the ftrong 

 South- Weft Winds, which are ve- 

 ry hurtful in Autumn to Fruit and 

 Garden-herbs. 



The Quantity of Ground neceC- 

 fary for a Kitchen-GarJen muft be 

 proportion'd to the Largenefs of 

 the Family, or the Quantity of 

 Herbs defir'd : For a fmall Family, 

 one Acre of Ground may be fuf- 

 licient ; But for a large Family, 

 there fliould not be Icfs than three 

 or four Acres, becaufe when the 

 Ground is regularly laid out, and 

 planted with Efpaliers of Fruit- 

 Trces, as will hereafter be directed, 

 this Quantity will be found little 

 enough, notvv^ithftanding what fome 

 Perfons have laid on this Head. 



This Ground muft be walled 

 round, and if it can be conveni- 

 ently contriv'd Co as to plant both 

 Sides of the Walls, it will be a 

 great Addition to the Quantity of 

 Wall-Fruit. Thefe V/alis Ihould be 

 built about twelve Feet high, 

 which will be a lulTicienr Height 

 for any Sort of Fruit. If the Soil 

 where you intend to place your 

 Kirchen-Garden be very ftrong, then 

 you fliould plow Of dig it three 

 or four times before you plant any 

 thing therein; and if you throv/ 

 it up in Ridges to receive the Froft 

 in Winter, it v/ill be of great Ser- 

 vice to meliorate and loofen its' 

 Parts. 



The Manure which is moft pro- 

 per tor luch Soils, is Sea-coal 



Afl^es, 



