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JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GAKDENEB. 



[ March 2S, 1871. 



good-flavoured Peaches of the former up to the 15th of last 

 October. The remarks on the other varieties I can quite en- 

 dorse, as they are all grown here. — J. W. E. 



[The white Peach referred to in " 3. W. E.'s " letter does 

 not agree with the description of the Malta given in Dr. Hogg's 

 "Fruit Manual," being neither "large" nor "blotched with 

 dull purple next the sun." 



The garden here is about 30 feet above the level of the sea, 

 distant one mUe as the crow or the bee flies, but considerably 

 protected from the breeze by a hill between the garden and 

 the sea which rises to the height of 250 feet above its level. 

 The tide here flows in from the north from what is called the 

 Galf Stream. By the " Weather Eeport " of the Times it wUl 



be seen that from February 25th till March 3rd inclusive, the 

 temperature at the towns in the north of Scotland was milder 

 than at those on the south coast of England. At Thurso, on 

 the 3rd of March, the thermometer registered 60° at 2 p.m. 

 Here, on March 2nd, it stood at 62° at 12 noon. Nairn, about 

 twenty miles distant, is the nearest town to us from which the 

 Times gives a report, and our climate is considered a little 

 milder than that of Nairn. The atmosphere is usually very 

 dry. White Wheat is the staple produce of the country. 



Perhaps unfortunately, some Apricot trees in this neigh- 

 bourhood have been in blossom ever since the 3rd. We have 

 had a large Bhododendron atrovirena of great beauty in blos- 

 som for ten days. — John McCulloch, Duffus, Elgin.'] 



GKOUND LEVELLING AND PRACTICAL GARDEN PLOTTING.— No. 14. 



DRAWING PLANS. 



To draw and transfer fig. 37 to the ground, erect square 

 A E c B, and draw the diameter lines e p and g h, also the 

 diagonal lines A c and e d. Draw lines connecting points e g, 

 G F, r H, and H e. Draw lines 1 2, 2 3, 3 4, 4 1, also 5 6, 6 7, 

 7 8, and 8 5. Draw lines 9 10, 10 11, 11 12, and 12 9. There 

 are four squares drawn within each other ; the space between 

 the lines is 4 feet. On the diagonal lines a c and b d draw the 

 squares as shown 



in the following q , 



manner : — Where _ /i' 



lineFH crosses dia- 

 gonal line B c place 

 one point of the 

 dividers ; open the 

 dividers and place 

 the other point as 

 in the point m ; on 

 the diagonal line 

 B c prick the paper 

 lightly, turn the 

 dividers round and 

 prick the paper as 

 at points n and Ic • 

 draw a line from 

 point k to point m, 

 and from point m 

 to point n. Where 

 line 3 4 crosses the 

 diagonal line e d 

 place the dividers 

 as before, and prick 

 the paper as at 

 points g, h, and i ; 

 draw lines from 

 point g to h, and 

 from h to i. Where 

 line 7 8 crosses the 

 diagonal line b b 

 place the dividers 

 as before, and prick 

 off points d, e, f. 

 Draw lines d e and 

 e f. Where line 

 11 12 crosses the 

 diagonal line b b 

 place the dividers 

 as before, and mark 

 off points a, b, c ; 



draw lines a 6 and 6 c ; draw the inside square, allowing the 

 sixth part of an inch, or 4 feet for the walk. Draw the corre- 

 sponding squares in the same manner, then draw the four 

 rectangular beds in the centre, also the square, and to make 

 the design complete, draw lines 13 14, 15 16, 17 18, 19 20, and 

 lines r s, t u, V w, and .t y. 



To transfer the plan to the ground, construct the square a b 

 c D, the distance between A and b being 84 feet. Lay the dia- 

 meter lines E F and g h, also the diagonal lines a c and b d. 

 Lay a line from the stake at point e to the stake at point g, the 

 distance between which is 67 feet ; also lines connecting g f, 

 F H, and H E. From the stake at point e, on line e f, measure 

 5 feet, and insert a peg as at point 1 ; again, on the same line 

 from the stake at point e measure 10 feet, and insert a peg as 

 at point 5 ; also from the same stake measure 15 feet, and 

 insert a peg as at point 9. From the stake at point a measure 



Fig. 37. Scale 24 feet to the inch. 



5, 10, and 15 feet, and insert pegs as at points 2, 6, and 10, 

 From the stake f measure 5, 10, and 15 feet, and insert pegs 

 as at points 3, 7, and 11. From the stake at point h measure 

 5, 10, and 15 feet, and insert pegs as at points 4, 8, and 12, 

 Lay lines connecting the pegs at points 1 2, 2 3, 3 4, 4 1, also- 

 lay connecting lines between points 5 6, 6 7, 7 8, 8 5, and be- 

 tween points 9 10, 10 11, 11 12, and 12 9. The four squares 



are lined one within 

 the other. Where 

 the line laid from 

 the stake at point 

 F to the stake at 

 points H crosses the 

 diagonal line b d, 

 insert a peg as 

 shown by the small 

 circles. On each 

 side of the stake at 

 points F H measure 

 12 feet, and insert 

 pegs as at points k 

 and n ; measure 

 12 feet on the dia- 

 gonal line towards 

 E, and insert a peg- 

 as at point m. Lay 

 lines joining points 

 k m, m n, the line 

 is H h m n and f. 

 Where line 3 4 

 crosses the diagonal 

 line B B insert a 

 peg ; on each side 

 of that peg on line 

 3 4 measure 10 feet, 

 and insert pegs as 

 at points g and i - 

 on the diagonal line 

 measure 10 feet, 

 and insert a peg as 

 at point h ; lay 

 lines connecting 

 pegs g h, h i, the 

 line is 4 5 h i 3. 

 Where line 7 S 

 crosses the diagonal 

 line E B insert a 

 peg ; on each side 

 of the peg measure 10 feet, and insert pegs as at points d and/; 

 measure 10 feet on the diagonal line towards the centre, and 

 insert a peg as at point e ; then lay a line from peg d to peg e, 

 and from peg c to peg/, the line is 8d e f7. Where line U 12 

 crosses the diagonal line e b insert a peg ; on each side of the 

 peg measure 11 feet 6 inches, and insert pegs as at points a 

 and c ; on the diagonal line measure 11 feet 6 inches, and 

 insert a peg as at point b ; lay a line from peg a to peg b, and 

 from peg b to peg c, the line is 12 a 6 c 11. Find the square^ 

 in the centre, the side of which is 10 feet. In the same 

 manner find the corresponding points on the same line nest 

 to B. Also on the diagonal line A c insert a peg at each pointy 

 and lay lines as before. On each side of the diameter lines 

 E F and G H, as from points 1, 3 and 2, 4, measure 2 feet, and 

 insert pegs as at points o o and o o. Lay a line connecting 

 these pegs, which will cut the end of the beds and leave a 



