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A MECHANIC’S GARDEN, 
OR WHAT HAS BEEN GROWN ON HALE AN ACRE. 
Many of our readers will probably remem¬ 
ber that, in our “ Farm Notes ” of August 2, 
(see number 47, page 321, volume xii,) we 
described briefly the garden of Mr. J. H. 
Smith, of South Norwalk, Coun., which we 
happened to fall in with in our rambles. 
The aim of the article was to show how 
much might be grown upon a single half 
acre, and we gave a list of the trees, vegeta¬ 
bles, &c. This description has been copied 
by our exchanges all over the country, and 
has called forth many letters of inquiry, ad¬ 
dressed both to ourselves and to Mr. Smith; 
and we have heard several doubts expressed 
as to the possibility of so small a plot con¬ 
taining such a variety. To remove any 
such doubts, and to give our readers one 
plan of laying out and stocking a similar plot 
of ground, as well as to suggest other plans 
we have, at considerable expense, procured 
the accompanying engraving and description, 
from a sketch kindly furnished by Mr. Smith, 
at our urgent request. 
We will here repeat what we have before 
stated, that Mr. S. is not a professed gard¬ 
ener, but, on the contrary, he is a hard¬ 
working mechanic, laboring ten hours daily 
m his shop ; and what is done in his garden 
is chiefly the work of his own hands, out of 
the usual business hours. We deem this 
.statement important, as an encouragement 
to multitudes of others, who feel that they 
have no time, nor means to devote to securing 
a so much coveted luxury as a well tilled 
and productive garden. What is here de¬ 
scribed we have seen. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN. 
Our engraving represents a plot 9(> by 205 
feet, and is drawn to a scale of about 20 feet 
to the inch. To make the plan as plain as 
may be, the letters, figures, and lines are 
necessarily drawn; too large for the best 
effect upon the eye. The^lower part, of the 
plot, which is the west end, fronts upon the 
road running north and south. Outside of 
the fence are four white ash shade-trees not 
here indicated. 
The figures refer to shade and fruit trees, 
of different kinds and varieties. 
A, the dwelling-house'; B, 1 B, B, grass 
plots ; C, C, 0, borders for shrubbery and 
flowers; D, D, flag-stone walks ; E, (on the 
right,) border for currants ; F, (on the left,) 
border for dwarf pears and dahlias ; G, G, G, 
strawberry beds; H, plot for blackberries 
and raspberries ; I, J, K, L, plots for vegeta¬ 
bles, &c., described below; M, a vine-border; 
N, a cold grapery; 0, raspberry border next 
the fence; P, P, foot-paths through grass 
plots ; Q,"Q, garden-walks ; R, privy ; S, 
well. 
The three strawberry plots, G, G, G, con¬ 
tain eleven varieties, viz ; Hovey’s S. Pine ; 
Boston pine; Burr’s new seedling; Mc- 
Avoy’s Superior ; large early Scarlet; Jen¬ 
ny’s Seedling crimson Cone; Le Baron; Brit¬ 
ish queen; Princess Alice Maud; and one 
variety name unknown. 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
