. An encyclopædia of gardening; comprising the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture, and landscape-gardening, including all the latest improvements; a general history of gardening in all countries; and a statistical view of its present state, with suggestions for its future progress, in the British Isles. Gardening. N W K in fg. 417. d, 418. a), which garden gradu- in height as it e), rather than an angular form 418 especially if the -< â -»⢠.'0 a rounded (as plantation [jig surrounds the ally decline approaches the hot-bed ground (b), on the north, and the s
. An encyclopædia of gardening; comprising the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture, and landscape-gardening, including all the latest improvements; a general history of gardening in all countries; and a statistical view of its present state, with suggestions for its future progress, in the British Isles. Gardening. N W K in fg. 417. d, 418. a), which garden gradu- in height as it e), rather than an angular form 418 especially if the -< â -»⢠.'0 a rounded (as plantation [jig surrounds the ally decline approaches the hot-bed ground (b), on the north, and the sur- rounding walk (c), on the other sides. 2395. If there be any slojre in the area of a garden, Mar- shall considers " it shoidd be southward, a point to the east or west not much signifying ; but not to the north, if it can be avoided, because crops come in late, and plants do not stand the winter so well in such a situation. A garden with a northern aspect has, however, its advantages, being cooler for some summer pro- ductions, as strawberries, spring- sown cauliflowers, &c.; there- fore, to have a little ground under cultivation, so situated, is desirable, especially for late suc- ; (I)itrod. to Gard. 5th edit. p. 8.) Sect. III. Extent. 2396. The extent of the kitchen-garden must be regulated by that of the place, of the family, and of their style of living. In general, it may be observed, that few country- seats have less than an acre, or more than twelve acres in regular cultivation as kitchen- garden, exclusive of the orchard and flower-garden. From one and a half to five acres. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
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