deftroyed by froft, as, ses their being lefs mene with the 
night-dews in confequence of them, they will be lefs ex- 
poled to danger from chat caufe ; it "bein rail Senne 
that the fine fhoots of vegetables are moft expofed to the 
deftru€tion of froft when in a moitft ftate. 
- But Mr. Forfyth does not however approve of fuch fixed 
copings, efpecially when they projeét fo far as is ufually the 
moveable wooden ones faftened by iron hooks to pieces 
f wood built into the tops of the walls being in his opinion 
will be ce cient to preferve it, and at the fame time not 
prevent the ee s and rains from fall ing upon the upper parts 
of the trees, by ee ey are greatly be opings 
are fometimes formed of rick made convex on 
the fide which is upwards; but thefe are eal ve. <A for 
of flate brought from Wales has lately been inade ufe of 
afpecét of oe la ” “by which ned — 
from the fouth and weft fides en away, a 
dangcr of the early bloffoms a fas beng injured on ri 
fouth and welt wails in cold nights be avoided. 
Drains —Where the foil of a a eae is naturally of a 
fliff retentive quality, and retentive of moiftu 
vegetables. In thefe cafes the main or leading drains ra 
be mae under the walks, ai ofe from the quarte 
form and e themfelves ne 
dire&tions as are the beft adapted to the removal of the in- 
jurious: boar and always of fuch depths as to ue event their 
red by the {pade in working the 
i kept in a fuitable fate for the 
growth of the aa. and the walks preferved in a fine ftate 
irynefs o be fufficiently firm for carting or 
wheeling upon, even in wet feafons 
Vhere the ground deftined for the purpofe of 
es is on a level i napee| lower than that of 
ga arden, the water from the latter may be made 
: tf, upply the former, by fanae the main leading dram 
terminating in a tank, pend, or ciftern conftruéted in 
it for the purpofe, which in many fituations- may be 
extremely convenient and ufeful. 
In many cafes, and. efpecially where 
f a dry quality, it is of 
to have them filuated contiguous to rivers brooks 
ne 
the garden 
vait advantage 
8, or 
by means of dr pipes, or er contriva nces, 
the moft hot and droug ghty feos = the 
ut where no lies oe an be et and 
brought -to ti garden in ‘thofe ays, Mr. Forfyt 
S 
om 
ris 
Qa 
tar] 
y . 
Soa that he re they lie on the fides of | 
d the level of the ground is “fuitable, 
hallow drains thouid be formed in the moft convenient. 
arts, t the water that wafhes them -in rainy 
feafors, and convey it to large ponds or other -places 
made for its reception in the oo ed of the gate 
den ground that will admit of i which it may 
be difperfed to the. different nay at will allow of 
it by a with cocks fixe ifferent places for 
turnin ae a having 
fuitable senate as it may be turn pon different 
parts, as in the practice cf watering meadow lan 
which, where the — are repaired with calcareous 
c 
down them, may be ae beneficial in the wa 
ure proper ready exit for the fuperabundant 
water muft always be provided i 
wa noft 
is generally ee i an hich in dry fea fens i is 
the advantageous to the plants or crops that are 
upon ae ground. 
The expe..ce in pipes, drains, channels, and other ap- 
paratus for thefe purpofes, will be confiderable at firft ; 
but the faving in labou ur, 
under t of being pumped 
up from deep wells, large bafons or refervoirs fhould be 
which it fhould r 
ufe abo r way ‘in gar 
Where garden nds are of a wet ae spality, 
Mr. Forfyth recommends bafons to be formed in the 
moft convenient parts of them, for the reception of the 
water that proceeds from the Grains, and which falls in 
rain on the 
e pl ae or trenched over 
ioe a ae to the effets - 
frott, in in pretty ek’ ridges, for a winter, in order 
bring them into a proper condition before the . 
put i Ac of potatoes or beans 
greatly in bringing them into a proper ftate of pulveri- 
zation for being planted upon with culinary vegetables. 
When the land is become fufficiently broken down 
and reduced, the wall and other trees, as well as df. 
Some, 
pra they a 
liable to be injured by the digging which afterwards 
becomes neceflary in preparing the foil proper 
manner. « - 
In planting wall-trees they fhould be fet at different 
sane accordin ng to the kinds: f the 
en eighteen, or more feet, and fo and pears 
are fi too much, fuitable afpe@ts being 
chofen according to the kinds. Between their wall-frui 
rees, fome at firft introduce half or full {tandards, that 
the walls ce be covered, removing them 
afterwards. ut this is a method that fhould never be 
attempted where it can be avoided, as being. ve ifad- 
{fpalier kind i 
frequently introduced in ranges round the main quarters at 
the diftance of about fix feet from the fide of the walk, and 
from fifteen to twenty in the rows, according to the fie 
that are made ufe of. “Within thefe ranges of efpalier trees, 
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