KITCHEN-GARDEN. FORMATION OF THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. SITUATION OF A KITCHEN-GARDEN. A gentle slope towards the south, with a point to the east, is the most favourable aspect; to the north-east the least so: in short, any point to the south is to be preferred to one verging towards the north. It is a great desideratum to have a hill on the south-west, as a shelter from the high winds proceeding from that quarter. The garden is best situated at a moderate elevation; the summit of a hill, or the bottom of a valley, is equally to be avoided. SIZE.-Making allowance for all circumstances, as near as can be estimated, we should say, twelve square perches to each head in a family (exclusive of servants), but rather more than less, is sufficient. FORM.-We prefer a parallelogram, with its sides placed as near as may be to the cardinal points, and having the two lines of walling running north and south one-third longer than those running east and west. SOIL.-A lightish loam, three feet deep, resting upon a subsoil of gravel, or of chalk, is the best for all gardening purposes. If the soil be too heavy, that is, if it contains too much clay, it must be rendered lighter and more open by the addition of sand, bricklayers' rubbish, and coal-ashes. If the subsoil be clay, it must be thoroughly drained. ENCLOSURES.-Walls are usually built in panels, from fifteen to thirty feet in length, one brick thick, with pillars at these specified distances, for the sake of adding to their strength, and the foundation a brick and a half thick. In every instance a wall should never be lower than eight feet. The thickness usually varies with the height of the wall |