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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 
—and is considered by all, as one of the familya connexion which 
only extreme infirmity or death can dissolve. 
There are no espalier trees across the upper end of the garden imme¬ 
diately in front of the hot-houses, but instead of them there is a double 
range of strawberry beds, which have a very neat architectural appearance. 
The beds are formed upon ridges of rich loamy compost, the surface is 
covered with paving bricks, laid like steps along the sides and ends, 
with vacancies left for the insertion of the plants. Along the crown of 
the ridge a narrow channel is formed to receive water, whence it 
percolates into, and down the sides, of the body of earth. The paths 
round the beds are laid with foot paving-tiles, and the beds are renewed 
alternately with young plants every second or third year. 
The advantages of growing this delightful fruit in this manner are 
several. In the first place, the fruit are always perfectly clean and 
perfectly ripened from the reflective surface of the bricks ; they are also 
easily gathered, and less liable to be preyed on by insects; and slugs, 
snails, and earth-worms are banished by two or three lavings of lime- 
water, applied just before the flowers come forth. To company wishing 
to help themselves these raised beds are particularly convenient, and the 
general cleanness and comfort about them makes such exercise doubly 
inviting. 
There is no other object in the kitchen garden which claims to be 
particularly noticed, nor is it necessary that I should describe the 
various operations and methods of culture pursued here. All that need 
be added is an expression of admiration and approval of the regular 
routine of business incessantly carried on, in obtaining every product of 
a well conducted kitchen garden. 
The slips on each side of the walled garden are useful appendages; 
not only because they allow both sides of the wall to be used for wall- 
fruit, but because they give space for the reception of fruit-bearing 
trees and shrubs, which would disfigure or injure the crops of the com¬ 
partments within the walls. And, moreover, sheltered and useful 
borders are gained for the culture of extra crops of the more valuable 
dwarf-growing vegetables. For the latter purpose the borders next the 
walls are employed. Parallel thereto are gravel walks, six feet wide, 
to admit a cart when necessary. The space between the walk and 
holly-hedge, bounding the pleasure-ground, is occupied by three rows 
of fruit-trees, as follows: — 
At the distance of seven feet from the edge of the walk stands a rank 
of dwarf apple-trees, twelve feet from each other, reaching the whole 
length of the garden. Behind these, and at a proper distance, there are 
two rows of raspberry plants, of equal length; and farther back, and 
