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THE AMATEUR’S KITCHEN GARDEN. 
many fruits as possible for ornamental purposes, and thus 
utilize for the good of the household the sunshine of the lawn, 
the croquet ground, the entrance court, and the shrubbery. 
We are now upon delicate ground, and gentility might stop 
the way. It must be repeated, that every separate case must 
be considered on its merits. Let us, therefore, go on, and 
leave it to the reader to judge if our proposals are in any way 
applicable to any particular case. 
It must be understood at starting, that, while some kinds of 
fruit are decidedly ornamental, others are as decidedly not so. 
All the most valuable household fruits, apples, pears, cherries, 
and plums, are decidedly ornamental, and adapted to em- 
bellish the lawn and shrubbery, and give shade to the summer- 
house and the croquet ground. There are several kinds not 
usually regarded as proper to the fruit garden, that would be 
both useful and ornamental, as for example the Siberian crab, 
which is one of the most beautiful of trees, and its pretty 
fruit makes a good preserve. All the varieties of nuts are 
handsome, and make nice lovers’ walks. For particular posi- 
tions, the Purple-leaved Filbert is well adapted, the leafage 
being of a rich bronzy green colour, and the nuts of excellent 
quality. Those who wish for ornamental trees that will con- 
tribute to the comfort of the household, may easily find them, 
and we are quite sure no one will dispute the proposition that 
decorative horticulture might derive considerable aid from the 
trees and shrubs that belong technically to the fruit-garden. 
As a rule, bush fruits are not ornamental. The raspberry, 
black currant, and gooseberry are the most tolerable in 
respect of appearance, and may be allowed to come within 
view of the walks in the remoter parts of the pleasure garden. 
The black currant makes a good dividing fence, and as it need 
not be pruned at all, soon gets up and becomes a dense leafy 
screen, and as it comes into leaf early, and sheds its leaves 
late, it is, for practical purposes, almost an evergreen. The 
red and white currants must have an open sunny spot, and it 
is worthy of observation that they endure punishment at the 
root better than any other trees in the world, and so they may 
be taken into a compromise of another sort, and be planted on 
the boundaries of open plots in the kitchen-garden. 
We seem to have travelled a long journey without walks. 
They are generally made first instead of last. We have not 
the slightest objection to the formation of the walks in the 
