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ON IMPLEMENTS.
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Fig. 17.

a a—Main entrance.

b b—Grape-vine arbor.

c c—A border ten or twelve fect wide all round the garden, for the smaller and finer sorts of vegetables.

d d—Compartments for vegetables in quantity, divided by alleys.

e e—Row of choice Pear trees on each side of the walk, affording shade.

f f—Rows of dwarf trees, either Plum, Quince, Peach on the Plum stock, Apricots, or dwarf Pears.

g g—Large compartments, surrounded by Currant and Raspberry bushes, for early Corn, early Potatoes, or any vegetable of which a large quantity is grown. If situation will admit of it, the pits or frames can be in these quarters, portioned off by a low lledge.