Of the Scituation.

IT were good to place your Garden so as the Sun may have free recourse into it, either the whole day, or the greatest and Page  93 warmest part thereof, so also as it may be armed against the violence and contagion of the wind; but thus I would wish to be considered rather in the scituation of the place, naturally defended with hills, then artificially be set and garded with Trees. Howbeit, if you be driven hereunto, provide so (if you can) that your trees may stand aloofe, even that the shadow of them, reach not into your Garden, but in any wise that they drop not upon the hills.

There be many which (to purchase the favour and benefit of the Sunne) lay their Gardens very open and bleake to the South, the which J would not wish to be done, for as the fore∣part of the yeare admitteth into your Garden the cold Easter∣ly winds, whereby insue frosts, the which ingenders Blasts, &c. So the latter part of the yeare maketh it subject to Sou∣therly stormes, the which doe much annoy a Hoppe Garden when the Poles are loaden with Hops, and then commonly no other wind hurteth.

It should also be placed neare to your house, except you be able to warrant the fruit thereof from such fingers as put no difference betweene their owne and other mens goods.

Also your Garden being thus placed, there may be made thereunto the more speedy and continuall recourse, besides that, that the Masters eye shall many times withstand and pre∣vent the Servants negligence.

By this meanes it may be with most ease and least charge holpen with Dung.

Finally (if it may be) let it not stand bleake to the East, West, North, or specially to the South.