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ividtli of the garden, and a walk tliree feet wide close 

 to the soutli fence. This arrangement will make four 

 large central beds, each 40 by 17 feet, besides the bor- 

 ders. The beds and borders should be edged with 

 box, kept closely cut. The whole garden should be 

 trenched two or three feet deep. To make the walks^ 

 dig out the soil three feet deep ; fill in with stones 

 about one foot, and cover them with stout brush ; then 

 put in the soil, and finish with about six inches of 

 coarse sand or gravel, raising the walks a little in the 

 middle. EoU them from time to time till they become 

 settled ; a good coating of salt will help to make them 

 hard, and keep them free from weeds. Walks thus 

 made will keep your feet dry^ and your beds tolerably 

 well drained — the latter an object which should never 

 be lost sight of, especially where early fruit and vege- 

 tables are desired. There are some matters connected 

 with grading and levelling, which must be determined 

 by the circumstances of each particular case. Lastly^ 

 there should be some eighteen inches of good soil, of 

 which sod mould is the very best. No amateur can 

 hope to have a good garden, pleasantly worked, unless 

 everything is properly prepared from the beginnings 

 hence these particulars. 



Now let us see what permanent fixtures" are 

 wanted. Four feet from the rose-trellis, put in a row 

 of posts, six or seven feet high and eight feet apart, 



