THE GARDENER. 



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fruit trees, the wall at the south side of the garden 

 requires but little elevation. And next, that with a 

 western aspect. A coping of about four inches is ge- 

 nerally added, to save the blossoms from the beating 

 down of perpendicular rains. But a moveable coping 

 of boards nine inches in width, made to fit below the 

 permanent coping, and to slope a little downwards, is 

 of great use in spring for protecting the blossoms. 

 The radiation of heat is prevented, and consequently 

 frosts, if not very severe, do not injure the vegetation 

 beneath such. When all danger of frost is over they 

 should be removed, as the foliage is fresher and less 

 subject to insects where it receives the dews. A gar- 

 den wall which has its interior to the north, may be 

 rendered available for the support of fruit trees on the 

 outer side, by enclosing wdth a stout thorn hedge a 

 strip of garden, which, from its exposure to the sun 

 and shelter from the north by means of the hedge, 

 wdll be very useful for strawberries, and various early 

 and choice productions : if the hedge be planted when 

 the fruit trees are put down, and carefully preserved, 

 it will become a sufficient outer guard by the time 

 that they will have arrived at full bearing. To the 

 disgrace of our country, thieves break through and 

 steal from walled-in gardens ; while in France, and 

 other parts of the continent, the choicest fruits display 

 their luscious treasures in the most exposed places, 

 even in populous towns, without loss to the owners. 



Every well-appointed garden ought to be provided 

 with a reserved spot for hot-beds, composts, weeds, 

 and every thing that offends the eye of taste, and if a 

 small area be enclosed with close-wooded evergreen 

 trees, such as the Arbor vitse, in the hedge form, it 

 will be found most useful for sheltering greenhouse 

 plants from too much sun in summer, and from wind 

 at all times. 



Brick walls absorb more heat than stone walls, and 



