142 THE FRUIT GARDEN. 



sions, sloping so to the south, and not level from east 

 to west, but sloping a few feet (perhaps one in fifty) 

 to the east. In this case the opposite walls should 

 run directly parallel to each other, both with re- 

 spect to latitude, and to inclination ; otherwise the 

 eye will be displeased by the distorted appearance 

 of the coping, when at the full height. 



Next, all as here described, and the ground slop- 

 ing to the south, and to the west. 



And next, a dead level spot. In which case par- 

 ticularly, the walls should be of different heights, 

 as will be noticed below. But 



Ground falling to the north, or much distorted, 

 should be avoided ; as being very unfit for erecting 

 walls or other buildings upon ; on which a com- 

 plete modern garden cannot be formed, without con* 

 siderable difficulty, and a great additional expence* 



In all cases, the walls should be free and open* 

 especially the south, east, and west walls, that they 

 may be covered on both sides with fruit trees. 

 They are erected at a very considerable expence,, 

 and why should a yard of their surfaces be lost. 

 They should be sheltered by distant plantations, 

 if the ground be not naturally sheltered, and may 

 very properly be surrounded by shrubbry or stand- 

 ard fruit trees, (as will be noticed below), provid- 

 ed these do not come too near them, or shade them 

 from the sun. If a clear border and walk, the 

 breadth of twenty or thirty feet, intervene between 

 the walls and the shrubbry, the trees planted against 

 them will be sufficiently free and exposed. 



With regard to the materials of which fruit-walls 



