KITCHEN-GARDEN AND ORCHARD 49 
kitchen-garden to another, the espalier fences may be 
brought almost to the edge of the walk, and the two 
joined by a succession of iron arches with strained wires 
from one to the other. Long bowers of fruit-trees may 
thus be made, and having regard to the economy of 
space thus effected, and the high quality crops which 
may be obtained by this means, the practice is worthy 
of further extension. 
A good water supply, either in or near the kitchen- 
garden, is very necessary. It is advisable also that some 
provision exist for exposing water intended for garden 
plants to the air for some time before use. A pump 
with an open cistern attached is good, if not altogether 
picturesque, but a circular tank, such as may be found 
in many old gardens, combines both principles. A good 
position for a sunk tank would be at the junction of four 
paths, which if the garden is laid out on the rectangular 
system advised, would be the exact centre, thereby 
giving convenient access from all points. A stone 
coping would give the necessary finish to the tank and 
at the same time prevent anyone falling in. By the by, 
it would be well if designers would sometimes devote 
more attention towards rendering fountains, lily ponds, 
and other such introductions, safe. I remember once 
looking over some fine gardens in company with other 
visitors, when an incident of this kind occurred. A 
lady, carried away by the beauty of the surroundings, 
entirely failed to notice a small lily tank placed at the 
angle of a pathway. The consequences were disastrous, 
but I hardly know which of the two suffered the more— 
the lady, as she surveyed the bedraggled remains of a 
Paris frock, or the owner, at the loss of a specially 
choice Nymphza. Such is the enthusiasm of the lily 
specialist, that I rather incline towards the latter! 
Adjoining the kitchen-garden and communicating 
easily with it, there should be a sufficiently large en- 
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