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in a heap, and turned and mixed several times, promoting a regular fermentation. It is 

 thus made to retain its heat a long time ; otherwise it would hurn and dry up, and become 

 useless. 



The mold should be laid on as soon as the bed is settled, and lias a lively regular-tempered 

 heat. Lay the earth evenly over the dung about six inches deep. Kadishes and Lettuce 

 require about a foot of earth. After it has lain a few days it Avill be fit to receive the 

 seed, unless the mold has turned to a whitish color, or has a rank smell, in which case add 

 some fresh earth for the hills, at the same tune holes should be made by running down 

 stakes, to give the steam an opportunity to escape. 



Those who wish to force Cucumbers, &c., should begin, in this section, if the weather is 

 favorable, by the 1st of March. For raising plants, the middle is time enough. 



Cabbages. — It may not be generally known that Cabbages readily grow and are easily propa- 

 gated by slips. A stump may be put out in the spring, and the sprouts as they vegetate cut off, 

 the cut allowed to dry, and then planted. "When Cabbage or Caulitlower throw oif side shoots 

 they may be used in the same way. Cabbage thus raised have short stalks, and are sure of being 

 true to the parent. I have often pursued this method when short of seed. C. E. — Sandwich, C. W- 



f[n5bDcr5 to CTornsponlitnts. 



(R. B. W., Picton, C. "VY.) Injury from the Morning Sun. — The rays of the morning sun fall- 

 ing directly on froztn foliage or flowers, are injm-ious ; and in localities where late spring frosts 

 occur, it will be well to take measures to ward them off. Trees will do this better than a board 

 fence. 



Magnolias. — ^Tlie acuminata, or "cucumber tree," is as hardy as your fruit trees. The purpurea 

 or Chiuese purple, we think will also stand your climate. 



" Egyptian Locust." — We know of no tree bearing this name. 



(D. AV., Wellington Square.) ITpRiGnr Quince. — We do not consider it a good stock for the 

 pear. It may do for a few vert/ strong growers. 



Will you oblige me by answering the following inquiry, in the ITortiouUurht, if convenient. My house stands on 

 a mound, eighty rods from the public road. Tho drive is laid out winding, and is planted to the foot of the mound, 

 some twenty-five rods, with standard Cherry and Pear trees. Of the following trees, which would you plant the 

 balance of the drive with ? 1. Norway Fir. 2. Norway Fir, alternated with Cherry. 3. Norway Fir, alternated with 

 Mountain Ash. 4. White Pine. 5. Sugar Maple. 6. Silver-leaved Maple. S. Y.—La MoiUe. 



As your avenue is already planted in part with deciduous trees we would advise you to com- 

 plete it with them; and we prefer the Sugar and Silver Maple — cither one, or both ; the latter, 

 if you prefer very rapid growth. If you plant evergreens, choose the Norway, and plant not less 

 than twenty or thirty feet back from the walk. We must suggest, however, that a regular row 

 of trees on each side of a winding drive is not consistent. It would be if the drive was straight. 



What is a person to do who lives among the hills, where the ground is liable to wash, and who wishes to plant an 

 orchard ? If trees are planted among the Blue grass, whicli kind Providence causes to spring up spontaneously. In 

 order to hold the soil together, they do not thrive well ; and if they are worked like com, as they ought to be, the soil 

 is carried away by every heavy rain that falls. Can any system of subsoiling or draining, or both, prevent this wash- 

 ing process, so that the trees can receive proper cultivation 1 B. — Perry Co., O. 



fully appreciate your difEcultics ; and we hope some of the readers of the Ilorlicu, 

 have been compelled to exercise their ingenuity under similar circumstances, may be 



