March 13. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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tarines, of the Elruge, and Red Roman varieties, and, 
if necessary, other kinds might he added, hut we will 
suppose this wall entirely covered with these trees ; then 
the east wall, at No. 0, will contain a few Apricots, 
Plums, and Pears. Of the varieties of the first-named, 
it is not an easy matter to say which kind might suit, 
! for I have seen the Moorpark flourish and bear fruit 
1 well at one place, while the Brussels and Orange refused 
i to do so, while these latter are seen doing well some- 
i times when the Moorpark does nothing but canker off. 
Leaving, therefore, that matter to the discretion of the 
planter, I might add, that the variety of Pears are of 
less importance than many would suppose, because, the 
amateur being expected to take great interest in his 
garden, will he instructed to graft a great number of kinds 
on his trees, Pears being better adapted for that mode 
of culture than any other fruit, still, certain kinds are 
not suited for the purpose of being grafted on, because 
they seldom become a healthy tree; for instance, the 
Jargonelle, Crassanne, and Gansell's Bergamot, all old 
varieties, ought not to be selected as permanent trees, 
whilo grafts of each may be put on as the pleasure of 
the party may direct. Marie Louise, Winter Nelis, 
Glout Morceau, and Bexirre Biel, might be selected as 
standards, on which the various kinds might he grafted 
with advantage as well as interest to the cultivator. 
Of Plums, one of the most useful is the Orleans. A 
Magnum Bonum Plum is also useful as a preserving 
fruit; while most people would be enquiring after a 
Greengage ; but there are so few places near towns where 
this fruit seems to thrive, that we cannot recommend it; 
but where the stations for wall-trees are but few, a Cherry 
will often he found a much more useful tree than a Plum, 
the best being the May Duke for dessert purposes, while 
the Morelia is not only useful as an occupant of a north 
wall, but it is also necessary as an adjunct to all gardens. 
Having given the above rough outline of the wall- 
border, and its permanent occupants in the fruit-tree 
way, we will now look into the centre of the plot, 
No. 8, and there see what is to be done. The wants of i 
the amateur being manifold, requires every inch of ' 
surface to be made use of, and to accomplish this, we 
will suppose that either a series of espalier-trained trees 
he carried round the margin of the walks, at the distance 
of eighteen inches or two feet from the edging; or pre¬ 
ferably, pyramidal, or other trained trees, might be intro- | 
duced, at distances of twenty feet apart, between which 
there will be room for three Gooseberry or Currant trees, 
making the whole five feet apart. Now, all these must 
he planted at least three feet trom the walk edging. The 
trees proper to plant are Apple and Pear. Stone fruit 
hardly allows pruning so well, so as to assume the re¬ 
quired form, hut they will do for espalier trees; but, as 
it would be wrong to intimate that much good will be 
derived from any of these in many situations, it would not 
be prudent to attempt too many, as bush fruit, Goose¬ 
berry and Currant, are more serviceable. One thing, how¬ 
ever must prevail in some degree—the wants of the 
cultivator, and the facility, or otherwise, of obtaining 
such things elsewhere. 
Supposing the marginal trees are all planted as 
wished for; let us now look into th*e interior, and see 
what can be done there, as regards the thousand-and- 
one articles which are either daily wanted, or occasionally 
so; and in the first place, I will suppose the centre, No. 8, 
divided into eight plots, as in this plan; and to each of 
these plots a certain duty is allotted for the current year, 
to be varied in the next, as will be shown. One of the 
first of these, it is fair to suppose to be planted with Straw¬ 
berries, which, together with a row or two of Raspberries 
between this and the adjoining crop, we will suppose 
to occupy about one-eighth of the whole interior space, 
which we shall denote on the plan by the letter a. This 
may be regarded as a permanent crop, and, except the 
dressing and tying up of the Raspberries, as directed by 
Mr. Errington, we will suppose that there is nothing 
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particular required here at the present time; and will, 
therefore, go on to the next piece marked b : We will 
suppose this to consist partly of ground in vacant state, 
and some where the main supply of last year’s Cabbages 
stood, which, after being cut, sprouted again, and were 
allowed to remain, to furnish young greens during the 
autumn and early winter, but which are now, by the 
severity of the weather, rendered useless. These may be 
at once removed, and, the ground being well manured, 
Potatoes may be put in to an extent capable of supply¬ 
ing the wants of the cultivator for at lea§t two months 
in the summer; after which it is supposed he will be able 
to obtain them from other sources; those in fields and 
other places being then ripe, can more easily be had in 
good condition in the market, but as the whole of this 
plot may not all be wanted for Potatoes, it would be 
better to plant some part of it with the Early Cauliflower. 
This, however, ought not to be the portion from which 
the old Cabbage stalks have been lately removed, but 
the vacant portion which we suppose has been lying 
exposed to the action of the weather for some time. 
The Early Cauliflower being all about off by July. 
Celery may then be planted, and, likewise, the portion 
under crop of Potatoes may similarly he cropped for 
the ensuing winter, thereby occupying the whole of this 
plot, b, for the next twelve months; for although much 
of the Celery will be used ere that time, it seldom 
happens to be vacant so early in autumn as to be of 
any service. Taking, therefore, for granted, that the 
early summer Cauliflowers and Potatoes, followed by 
Celery, give full employment to this plot for the whole 
season, with such auxiliary crops as may be enu¬ 
merated in the shape of Lettuces on the Celery ridges, 
which may with perfect propriety be grown here, the 
