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respects, is to be exactly the same in all situa- 

 tions." 



Mr. Hogg recommends the following compost : 

 " Three barrows full of loam, one and a half ditto 

 of garden mould, ten ditto of horse-dung, one 

 ditto of coarse sand, to be mixed and thrown to- 

 gether in a heap or ridge, and turned two or three 

 times in the winter, particularly in frosty weather, 

 that it may be well incorporated. On a dry day 

 towards the end of November, take a barrow full of 

 fresh lime, which, as soon as it is slacked, strew it 

 over while hot in turning the heap ; this accelerates 

 the rotting of the fibrous particles in the loam, 

 lightens the soil, and destroys the grubs, worms, 

 and slugs. 



" If there has been much rain during the winter, 

 so that the strength of the compost is reduced, and 

 the salts washed from it, I take (says Mr. Hogg) 

 about seven pounds of damaged salt, and add them 

 to it, either dissolved in water, or strewed over with 

 the hand. This, from an experience of three 

 years, I have found to be attended with the most 

 beneficial effect upon the future health and vigour 

 of the plants. During very heavy rains many 

 florists cover their compost with tarpaulin, or 

 double mats, to prevent the nutritious particles 

 from being washed out : this is also an excellent 

 precaution. 



