672 Flued Walls and Kitchen-Garden at Erskine House. 



a Vineries. b, Peach houses. c, Pine pits, not yet erected. d, Melon pits. 



e, Gardener's house. /, Offices. g, Sheds. h, Hot walls. i, Orchard. 



*, Screen walls. I, Ruttoish corner. m, Old quarry. n, Steep bank. 



Kitchen-Garden. — The north wall is 1 7 ft. high, the inner 

 wall 14£ ft* I an d tne outer wall 8 ft. on east and west sides, and 

 4 ft. on south side of orchard, with sunk fence in front. The 

 walk opposite this, being a sort of terrace walk, commands a 

 fine view of a part of the pleasure grounds. The soil is a brown 

 loam, about 2 ft. 3 in. deep, over a bottom of whin rock. The 

 trees upon the borders by the walks are dwarf standards on 

 paradise stocks, except that in front of the hot-houses there is 

 an espalier railing of pears. There are twelve divisions of 

 flued wall ; four planted with peach and nectarine trees, three 

 with the finer pears, two with apricots, one with cherries, one 

 with figs, and one with vines. I am, Sir, yours, &c. 



G. Shiells. 



Erskine Mouse Gardens, Renfrewshire, 

 Jan. 12. 1832. 



