288 OF A GARDEN. 



The fruit-trees made choice of for this purpose 

 were large ones of various kinds, which had been 

 headed down, and were then full of fruit-buds. 

 These trees were planted at a proper distance from 

 the garden, so as not to shade the walls, and the 

 forest-trees interspersed among them, according 

 to the height that they would attain when full 

 grown. 



Mr.Urquhart has continued to take up some of the 

 forest- trees from time to time, as the fruit-trees 

 spread their branches and require more room. 

 Thus, the clump has become a nursery for forest- 

 trees ; a great deal of money is saved which would 

 otherwise have been expended in the purchase and 

 carriage of plants ; and from it he has made some 

 very fine new plantations. The fruit-trees make 

 a handsome orchard, and at the same time cover 

 the walls of the garden. 



When the situation will not admit of such plant- 

 ations, I would advise planting some cross-rows of 

 fruit-trees in the garden, at the distance of forty 

 or seventy yards from each other, more or less, 

 according to the size of the garden. In long rows, 

 one row of trees will be sufficient on each side of 

 the walk ; but in the shorter cross rows, there 

 should be two rows on each side. The trees should 

 not be planted opposite to each other, but alter- 

 nately ; so as that those of one row may be oppo- 

 site to the open spaces of the other. Trees planted, 

 in this manner will have a good effect, and will also 

 serve to break the force of high winds, and prevent 



