1 8 FORMATION OF KITCHEN GARDEN 



beautiful at all seasons, especially in spring and 

 autumn. Plant at a sufficient distance from the walk 

 to prevent at any future time their encroaching upon 

 or overhanging it. By this practice not only does 

 one obtain a considerable quantity of fruit, but prac- 

 tically little ground is occupied exclusively, for even 

 underneath the trees such things as Strawberries, 

 Parsley, Shallots, etc., can be grown with great success. 

 If the garden is of fair extent and much fruit is re- 

 quired, plant bush fruit trees on one side also of the 

 walk that runs round the garden, but only on one 

 side, because the borders next to the walls must be left 

 intact. Bush trees are the best for this purpose be- 

 cause of their compact growth. For planting by the 

 sides of the minor walks or even upon the border side 

 of the walk nearest the walls, use dwarf horizontally 

 trained trees. These take up practically no room, 

 give little shade and produce good fruit. 



General Remarks upon Cropping. Cultivation of 

 the crops must be done systematically, and in a general 

 way the gardener must know before the season com- 

 mences which vegetable any particular part of the land 

 shall be devoted to. Much can be done during the 

 winter to determine how the ground may be cultivated 

 to the best advantage, by drawing up a rough plan 

 of the various plots and borders and selecting the 

 vegetables to be grown upon each. Every detail 

 as to cropping the ground need not be arranged on 

 paper before the season begins, for such a proceeding 

 would be impossible, as every practical man knows, 



