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p. Kitchen-garden. This should have a south brick wall, which will be 

 proper for peaches, nectarines, and apricots ; a portion of the east and west 

 line to be a wall proper for choice pears, plums, and cherries ; and the 

 remainder of the enclosing fence to be iron trelliswork, on which to train 

 apples, pears, plums, and cherries. This trellis will not offend the eye as a 

 wall would do, were it erected there to the same extent. Four dwarf fruit 

 trees will be sufficient for the interior of the garden, as too many prevent 

 a free circulation of air, which proves highly injurious to the flavour of 

 culinary vegetables. Dwarf apples, pears, plums, and cherries may be 

 planted in the front of the forest plantation round the kitchen -garden, and 

 some few in different parts of the pleasure-ground, especially apples. A few 

 walnuts may be planted in the field ; and one or two mulberries, quinces, 

 and medlars in the lawn, not too near the house. Gooseberries and 

 currants may be planted on the inner side of the walks, but, at the least, 

 4 ft. from them, and a row of raspberries 3 ft. from the walk outside of the 

 area. Filberts and nuts will form a portion of undergrowth in the forest 

 planting, and will be fruitful in situations not too confined. 



q, Hot-house, shed, and compost-ground. 



r, Melonry, and reserve-ground. 



s, liodges and gates. 



t. Grass field, varied by single trees and groups, with a piece of water ; 

 the whole separated from the lawn by a light iron fence. 



V, Lawn, varied by groups of shrubs of different sorts and sizes, naturally 

 formed patches of crocuses, snowdrops, &c. In planting trees, shrubs, and 

 flowers, it is intended that each kind should be placed in smaller and larger 

 groups, taking particular care that they are not put in stiffi round, or square 

 forms. 



w, Public road. 



This communication ought to have been inserted sooner, 

 but Mr. Major is not the only correspondent to whom we are 

 deeply in arrear. Mr. Major will render a service to garden- 

 ing if he will favour us with a series of plans for laying out 

 estates of different sizes, from 5 acres to 100 acres, and up- 

 wards. They need not be drawn on a large scale, and after 

 the originals have been copied by the engraver, they shall be 

 carefully returned, if desired. Mr. Major's plans are drawn 

 with great neatness, and every part is so distinct, that the 

 most inexperienced gardener may work from them. The 

 residing of so able a garden-artist in a central situation like 

 Leeds, must be a great convenience to proprietors in that part 

 of the country | and his being employed, we should hope, may 

 improve the taste of the district. — Cond. 



Art. IV. On certain Varieties of Pear Tree, considered nsoith 

 Reference to their Effect in Landscape-Gardening, as 'well as 

 to the Quality of their Fruits. By Mr. Archibald Gorrie, 

 C.M.H.S. 



Sir, 

 I HOPE I shall not be considered as trespassing on the ter- 

 ritory of the landscape-gardener, when I attempt to introduce 



