We have now planted and cropped the whole of the back garden, unless we except the wall borders, in which there is the row el strawberries that forms the edging to the walk on that side; and the narrow space between the strawberry edgings to the other side of the main walks, and the espalier trellises, in which we would not plant or sow anything.

140. First Expense

The laying out, including the trellis, manure, etc, nay be set down at from 30l. to 40l.; the fruit-trees, two years trained, will cost, at an average, 2s. 6d. each, say 5l.; the gooseberries, currants, etc, 4d. each, say 20s; the strawberries, 4s. per 100, 32s.; the potherbs and seeds of the culinary vegetables, about 15s.; the flowering plants for the back garden, about 2L; end the shrubs, plants, and bulbs, for the front garden, 5l In all, the first cost will be from 45l. to 56l.; the difference depending principally on the cost of the labour and materials expended in forming the walks, and in trenching and manuring the ground. This estimate is only to be considered as a rough approximation to what would be the actual cost; because so much depends upon the nature of the soil and subsoil, and the drainage and new soil required, the price of flagstones, of manure, etc, independently of the price of labour, that it is impossible to make an accurate estimate, unless a specific case were given.

On turning to our priced lists, the cost of trees, plants, and seeds, in London, may be ascertained with something like certainty; but the exact price of every other particular must depend on the quantity and kind of work to be done, as well as on local circumstances.

141. The made of management of a garden thus laid out and planted requires to be next noticed. We shall suppose the occupier to be desirous of managing it himself, and to be able to devote to it his spring, summer, and autumn evenings. We may premise that, in such a limited space as we haw been treating of, and so closely planted, if the greatest and most unremitting attention be not paid to its management, it will soon become a mass of confusion; and, while some trees are in full vigour and overgrowing the omen, some will be choked by shade, so as to produce no fruit worth eating; and others will be eaten up by insects. The great object that must be constantly kept in view, in the cultivation of such a garden, is, to keep every tree and plant within the limits assigned to it. This must not be done by merely cot-ting off superfluous branches in the usual manner, but by preventing then from being produced, by lowering the strength of the tree. This is to be done by disbudding, and by pinching off the young shoots at the extremitiei of the branches, and wherever else they would require to be cut off if allowed to grow to maturity.

Another important point to attend to in the management of the fruit trees and flowering shrubs is, to preserve their foliage, at all times, in a perfectly healthy state, and to keep it fully exposed to the ton and air. For this purpose, the strictest watch must be kept for the appearance of insects; and means taken to destroy them, if possible, in the egg state, or, at all events, as soon as they are hatched. During the whole sum-mer, every tree and bush on the premises will require to be syringed wits water in the evening of every day that it docs not rain; and, when insects appear, instead of common water, lime water, soapeuds, or tobacco water must be used. The strawberries will require watering every evening, from the time they come into blossom till the fruit is set; and the alpine and wood kinds, as they bear fruit the greater part of summer, will require additional watering in proportion. The flowers in the wall borders, and the ground between the wall and the walk, and also the ground under the flagstones, will require frequent watering; and, indeed, the wall border and the espalier border ought to be mulched with half-rotten dung, to keep the ground constantly cool and moist.

Neither should ever be dug, but merely be pointed on the surface with a three-pronged fork; except in so far as may be necessary for renewing the strawberry edgings. The runners from these strawberry edgings must be constantly taken off, as soon as they extend 6 in. from the plant over the walk; or 12 or 14 inches over the border, except when young plants are required to substitute for the old ones. The crops of culinary vegetables in the centre beds will require constant watering every evening during the whale summer, except when it has rained; more especially to sender the peas productive and succulent, and the lettuces and other salading, crisp and tender. As soon as one crop of any article is ready to be removed, another should be sown or planted to succeed it, the ground being previously well dug, and manured if necessary. A constant look out must be kept for insects on the culinary vegetables, herbs, and flowers, as well as on the fruit-trees; and, throughout the whole garden, snails, slugs, and worms must be destroyed as Boon as they are perceived.

The plants in the circular bed in the front garden should be taken up late in the autumn of every year, and the ground trenched; a fourth part of the soil removed, and a fourth part of fresh soil added, with a portion of thoroughly-rotted manure, if necessary; after which the plants and bulbs should be replanted, and new ones substituted for such as may have become shabby, or are dead, or for the sake of change. This mode of re-invigorating the soil, if not performed every year, should be performed every second or third year, otherwise the stronger plants will overran the weaker ones; and the bulbs, especially the hyacinths, which ought to constitute the principal beauty of the bed in spring, will degenerate, and cease to be ornamental. The roses against the wall in the front garden will require to be constantly watched, lest the aphides should make their appearance; and, the moment any are seen, watered with weak tobacco water, being washed immediately afterwards with pure water, to prevent the tobacco water from disfiguring the plants. A receipt for the preparation of this tobacco water, and more particular directions for using it, will be given hereafter.

The roses will require to be taken up, the soil renewed, and all the old wood and roots cut out, every three or four years; that is, if it is wished that they should flower freely, and display themselves to the greatest advantage. Both the flowers and rose-trees in the front garden will require constant watering; and the vine against the back front, and the wistaria, honeysuckle, and jasmine, against the street front, will require to be watered over the leaves with the syringe, as well as at the root; and to be summer-tr«ined and pruned. Many other minor operations might be enumerated; but the above are enough to show that, where the most is intended to be made of even the smallest-sized fourth-rate suburban garden, if planted in this manner, there is work enough for one person, every evening, say from six till it grows dark, throughout the spring, summer, and autumn months; besides work that must be done previously to six o'clock, in the months when it it dark at that hour; such as digging and cropping the culinary part of the garden, etc.