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26 FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDEN. 
tion of ornamental shrubs and large perennial border- 
flowers. . 
Form.—tThe shape of a garden, it is obvious, must 
chiefly be determined by the nature of the situation, and 
the taste of the proprietor. In general, gardens are either 
squares or oblongs, chiefly, it is presumed, because walls 
of this configuration contain the greatest space within the 
least perimeter, a result of very questionable value. They 
may be of any form, with this limitation, that attention 
should be paid to facilitating the transport of manures 
and garden products, for when the grounds are straggling, 
or complicated in structure, the labor of cultivation is 
much increased. : 
Exterior Fence.-—Most English gardens are encircled 
by an outer boundary, formed by a sunk wall or ha-ha, 
surmounted by an invisible wire-fence to exclude hares, or 
by a hedge or paling. Occasionally this sunk wall is 
placed on the exterior of the screen plantations, and walks 
lead out among the trees, to give favorable views of the 
adjacent country. Although the interior garden necessa- 
rily receives its form from the walls, the ring-fence and 
plantations may, with propriety, be adapted to the shape 
and surface of the ground. The spaces between the outer 
fence and the walls are, as already noticed, called Sips, 
and, where circumstances render it eligible, a considerable 
extent of ground is sometimes included, and appropriated 
to the culture of small fruits, and kitchen vegetables. If 
possible, the gardener’s house should be situate here, as 
being convenient for him, and as tending to scare depre- 
dators. 
Walls.—¥For the production of the finer fruits, such as 
peaches, apricots, figs, hardy grapes, and most of the 
delicate French and Flemish pears, the aid of walls is in- 
