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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[February 13. 
They are very well adapted for most fruits, hut we de- ] 
cidedly object to their being placed in the direction of I 
east to west, for they thus produce a northern side to 1 
train on, which is of little use. 
The Inclined Trellis. —This form is not quite so 
often met with, and we wonder why. We shall, how¬ 
ever, have to suggest a use for it shortly. Its title 
points to its character: it is, in fact, neither more nor 
less than the table trellis made to slope to the solar rays. 
For this purpose, we would have the front as low as 
possible—about six inches above the ground level, and 
rising to about thirty inches at back. This is the trellis 
that we intend to recommend for all south borders on [ 
the wall side of the walks; and when these are once well 
understood, they will go far to obviate many difficulties 
in the way of fruit culture, now the subject of so much 
complaint. 
The Trellis Arcade. —This may be considered more 
in the light of an ornamental appendage to a garden 
than as facilitating the maturation of our tender fruits. 
Such we suggested as a very eligible mode in ordinary 
gardens of forming a transition link between the dress 
and the kitchen-gardens. They must be six feet in 
height at the sides before the curve springs, and must 
have some parallel rods of strained wire, as the other 
trellises. The sides may be arched in a scolloped manner, 
thus permitting an agreeable peep at the flowers, unless 
any disagreeable objects are to be shut out, when they 
may be of close work. 
Having now fairly opened the question as to the 
disposal of our various hardy fruits in the kitchen- 
garden, we must beg to oiler an opinion as to aspects, 
and, indeed, choice of kinds. 
It will be remembered, that these suggestions are 
based on the principle, that the proper culture of fruits 
ought to proceed in such a way as to be totally unfettered 
by mere vegetable culture; and we here repeat the 
opinion, that any admixture of these objects will ever, in 
a great degree, defeat the end in view; and if we may 
hazard an opinion, it is that the production of superior 
hardy fruits will ere long attain a position hitherto deemed 
visionary; but we live in expectant times. 
Let us commence by supposing the kitchen-garden all 
in one—a square or parallelogram; and that the walls, 
as usual, possess borders ; next a walk; and then on the 
other side of the walk a marginal border for dwarf fruits. 
We will not affirm that this arrangement is the only 
good one; but until we get a better it is really a very 
good one, for several reasons. Still, we must suppose 
that there are “ slips,” for few would like to throw away 
the advantages of such an expensive thing as a wall. 
If we had the disposal of such matters, we would make 
it an indispensable condition with the “ schemer” that 
both sides of every wall should, as far as possible, be 
made available for the training of fruit-trees. 
Having established our claims to a “ slip,” we would 
fain beg a marginal border for some standard fruit-trees, 
which, as before observed, might readily be made sub¬ 
servient in effect to the decorative portion of the grounds 
exteriorily. 
This form and arrangement of the kitchen-garden 
will thus produce a variety of aspects; and for the in¬ 
formation of those uninformed, we must give each a 
title, thus:— 
Inside.— Interior Wall Borders. Interior Marginal 
Borders. 
Outside.— Exterior Wall Borders. Exterior Marginal 
Borders. 
Now, our readers must learn, if they please, not to 
confound a border with an aspect. An "aspect," in 
gardening phraseology, signifies that portion of a wall 
that is presented to any of the cardinal points. Thus, 
an east aspect is the east side of a wall, which runs 
north and south ; and so of every other point. 
In treating of the walls, then, we must use the term 
“ aspectthis alone will point out the wall-trees from 
the border-trees. 
This brings us to the trellises again, and the disposal 
of them. The garden being square or a parallelogram, 
we would carry a walk of some five feet in width all 
round the exterior, and two others crossing each other 
at right angles in the centre of the garden. This will, 
of course, throw the garden into four equal quarters or 
squares. We would carry our marginal borders all round 
every square ; but along those which intersect each other 
at right angles in the centre, we would plant the bush 
fruit, dwarf nuts, &c. 
This arrangement will, of course, force all the apples, 
pears, plums, cherries, &c., which were to be grown 
away from the walls, all round the exterior. In larger 
gardens it is usual to have a capacious walk, cleaving 
the garden into two equal divisions. This generally 
communicates at one end with the mansion itself, or 
with some portion of the grounds which forms a connect¬ 
ing link between the “ utile and the dulce.” Such adds 
great dignity to the garden; and in such a case we 
would introduce the perpendicular espalier rail down 
each side. The whole interior arrangement might then 
stand thus:— 
Principal Central Walk, perpendicular espalier 
rail. 
Marginal Borders, North to South, the saddle 
trellis. 
Marginal Borders, East to West, the table trellis. 
South Wall Borders, the inclined trellis. 
East and West Wall Borders, the table trellis. 
Subordinate Walks, margin of bush fruit. 
Slip, pyramids and standards. 
Having thus delivered our views on the general dis¬ 
posal of trellises in the kitchen-garden, we must proceed 
in a future paper to point to the best kinds of fruit, and 
to show their adaptation to the various situations and 
aspects. In doing so, as gardens vary so much in size 
and character, we cannot assume specifically to direct 
the proportions, as to number, of each; but merely show 
how kinds of well-known merits ought to be disposed of; 
and in so doing we shall suggest every kind worthy of 
notice, irrespective of novelty. New kinds must by all 
means receive a marked attention; but in small gardens, 
it behoves the planter to secure all truly good old kinds 
first. 
There is, assuredly, a safer ground of success in im¬ 
proved cultural practices than in a mere hunt after 
novelty; and we would fain direct our humble efforts 
mainly to the promotion of the former, but by no means 
to the utter exclusion of the latter. Our readers may rest 
assured that hardy fruit culture is still much in arrears. 
Would that we could persuade our great show managers 
to bend a little more to the shrine of Pomona; for 
assuredly, the devotees at the shrine of Flora have been 
much more assiduous in their devotions of late years. 
We have no fear, however, but that our favourite god¬ 
dess will yet “ have her day.” R. Errington. 
THE ELOWER-GARDEN. 
Bedding Plants. —Among the very first plants for 
the ensuing season, let us make a strong effort to get a 
bed, if ever so small, of the White Campanula carpatica. 
If you once get it to flower, nothing but some great 
accident or misfortune can chive it away from the place. 
It is as hardy as the common daisy, and will increase 
from the roots as freely as some people say spear grass 
or couch grass will do, although 1 believe that no kind 
of grass can be increased by its roots. At first, when 
one has but a small plant to begin with, it should now 
be in a warm place, and as soon as an inch of young 
