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the kitchen and fruit garden in the early part of the 

 nineteenth century, and may help those who are still 

 of his opinion. He says further, " Resolve to share 

 the produce of your garden with the boys of the 

 whole neighbourhood, or keep it for your own use by 

 a fence they cannot get through, under or over. I 

 really feel some remorse in thus plotting against the 

 poor fellows, but the worst of it is they will not be 

 content with fair play ; they will have the earliest in 

 the season and the best as long as the season lasts, and 

 therefore I must, however reluctantly, shut them out 

 altogether." 



It is not wise to plant the hedge round the garden 

 until the interior is finished, for there will be much 

 wheeling of soil and gravel, etc., and the hedge would 

 probably prove a nuisance and almost certainly become 

 damaged. 



In laying out a kitchen garden bear in mind that 

 convenience is an important point, and that the simpler 

 the design the more easily can the work be carried out, 

 resulting in a saving of both time and labour. The 

 design of the vegetable garden must be formal, with 

 simple walks that enable the gardener to pass quickly 

 from one part to another. Running through the centre 

 of the garden, and along its greatest length, should be 

 the main road, sufficiently wide to admit of the passage 

 of carts. 



By this means soil, manure or whatever material 

 may be required can be brought direct to any one of 

 the chief plots in the garden. In kitchen gardens less 



