A City Man^s Garden 



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fifteen years ago at a cost of ten cents per square foot. It is 

 located upon a commanding site in one of the fashionable 

 suburbs of Boston. The garden is divided in two parts (Figs. 

 4 and 5), separated by a street. On the terrace (Fig. 4) are 

 planted twelve varieties of grapes, which are being trained over an 

 arbor. Scattered about the place are apple, pear, plum, peach, 



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Fig. 4. A city man's home garden. 



apricot, cherry, chestnut and mulberry trees, which are just 

 coming into bearing and have great promise. 



"The lower garden (Fig. 5) comprises 4,650 square feet, most 

 of which has been cultivated by Mr. Hauck for thirteen years, who 

 says: ' It is still- my hobby, my pride. It is situated on a gentle, 

 sunny slope, gaining all the moisture from the hill above. The 

 soil is dark, mellow and rich, with a clay bottom, and through 



