. An encyclopædia of gardening; . , both inside and outside the wall, can be most effectually watered and v/ashed in a very shortspace of time, and with very little trouble. One man may go over the whole in two hours. At tho sametime the borders, and even a considerable part of the compartments, can be watered with the greatest easewhen required. The conveniency and utility of this contrivance must at once be perceived by everypractical horticulturist. The same plan of introducing water is adopted in a garden which J. Hayplanned and executed for Lord V. Duncan, at Lundie-House, near Dundee ; a
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . , both inside and outside the wall, can be most effectually watered and v/ashed in a very shortspace of time, and with very little trouble. One man may go over the whole in two hours. At tho sametime the borders, and even a considerable part of the compartments, can be watered with the greatest easewhen required. The conveniency and utility of this contrivance must at once be perceived by everypractical horticulturist. The same plan of introducing water is adopted in a garden which J. Hayplanned and executed for Lord V. Duncan, at Lundie-House, near Dundee ; and after the experience ofseveral years, it has been greatly approved of. The water at Lundie is conveyed to the garden from aconsiderable height, and is thrown from the point of the director with great force, and to a good distance.{Edin. Encyc. art. Hort.) 2427. Water in a garden is absolutely necessary, according to Justice; well-water isfax from being proper, but that which is impregnated by the suns rays is highly condu- 420. 464 PRACTICE OF GARDENING. Part III. cive to vegetation. He recommends forming a large pond or basin in the centre of thegarden, which shall at the same time contain fish. (^Brit. Gard. Direct, p. 2.) 2428. Gardens should be near a oiver or brook, that they may be loell supplied with these, Forsyth observes, if the garden does not lie too high, the water may beconducted to it by drains; or, which is much better, by pipes, taking care to lay themlow enough to receive the water in the driest season, which is the time when it will bemost wanted. If there be no running water near the garden, and if the latter lies on adeclivity near a public road, I would advise to make a hollow drain, or a cut, from themost convenient part of the road, to receive the water that washes the road in rainyweathei, and convey it to a large cistern, or tank, in the upper part of the gai-den; this,if the road be mended with limestone or chalk, will prove an excellen
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