S INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS 



furrounding the quarters, may fow and plant 

 various forts of flowering plants for ornament, 

 and the principal outward borders next the 

 vail, hedge or other fence, may fei-ve for 

 raifing early and late crops of feveral forts of 

 kitchen vegetables, and the interior quarters, 

 to furnifti the principal crops of efculents ; 

 and in which may likcwife have fome ftandard 

 fruit trees of different forts planted at proper 

 diftances not to overfpread the ground with 

 their extended branches. 



Or fometimes in fmall grounds, a flower 

 garden, or flower and pleafure- ground is laid 

 out in a fmall grafs lawn next the dwelling, 

 with flower compartments and flirubbery 

 clumps on both fides, and at the termination j 

 planned in moderate fweep* and curves to- 

 ward and from the lawn, and with a gravel 

 walk leading through the Ihrubbery in the 

 ferpentine manner; and beyond this flower 

 and fhrubbery dillri<?t, fometimes commences 

 the kitchen and fruit garden all within the 

 fame general enclofure, and in which alfo, if 

 required, the borders adjoining the principal 

 walks thereof, may be allotted for flowers 

 agreeable to the foregoing hints. 



With regard to foil and fituation for a 

 ilower garden and pleafure-ground, it may 

 juft be remarked, that all the forts of hardy 

 garden flowers and flowering fiirubs, and or- 

 namental trees, ice. will fucceed in any com- 

 liion or moderately good ground of a lightilH 

 mellow texture ; and the fituation not very 

 roacerial^ if not remarkably low and wet, 

 ■' ' may 



