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border must be made up for it, and the natural soil taken out to the 

 depth of 3 feet, and as much or more all round. If the natural 

 drainage is deficient, begin by puttirjg in a layer of broken bricks, and 

 over them a thin layer of crocks broken small and covered with a few 

 turves, or with some of the roughest parts of the compost, which 

 should be composed of equal parts turfy peat and loam, chopped up 

 with the spade, with about a sixth part of sharp river or silver sand, 

 broken charcoal, and good-sized lumps of sandstone, thoroughly mixed 

 and made firm with the feet, after which put in plants which 

 have been grown on to some size in pots. In planting, care- 

 fully remove the crocks from the bottom of the ball, and disentangle 

 the roots all round with a pointed stick, and place the surface of the 

 ball so that it will be a little below the level of the surrounding soil, 

 placing some of the finest mould next to the roots, and make all 

 firm, after which give a slight watering with tepid water to settle 

 the soil about the roots. Future operations will consist of watering, 

 pinching, tying, &c. ; and should greenfly or red- spider put in an 

 appearance, give a thorough syringing on three consecutive evenings 

 with a pretty strong mixture of tepid water and soft-soap. 



When treated thus and well established, this Luculia forms one of 

 the most effective and valuable of decorative plants, producing large 

 heads of very fragrant flowers through the dull months of autumn 

 and winter. Duxdoxiax. 



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It might not be justifiable to make a distinction between a walk and 

 a footpath as a feature of utility in the garden, still we think there is 

 or ought to be some distinctive difference, in so far as the construction 

 is concerned, between say the walks of a kitchen-garden which have 

 to withstand the wear and tear of traffic, and the footpaths in a 

 pleasure-ground which are made to be comfortably walked on and 

 enjoyed. Some walks must be made to be wear-resisting as well as 

 for comfort ; others for comfort alone. The perfection of a footpath 

 is one made of grassy turf, tough and dry, and closely shaven ; the 

 perfection of a walk is perhaps one made of asphalt, and peppered 

 over with very fine gravel ; but as neither of these pieces of perfec- 

 tion are always practicable, or possible, or even permissible, the best 

 attainable must content us. It is remarkable that human beings, of 

 whatever quality, will decidedly walk on grass in preference to the 

 smoothest and best-kept walks, so that by the side of a frequented 

 walk there will always be found more or less of a footpath running 



