EDWARDSIA. 
a* edgings of turf, because these 
ze chiefly applicable to pleasure- | 
grounds. To form them, the ground | 
is first dug, and then levelled, so 
as to be about the intended height 
of the gravel, or half an inch below | 
It is then firmly beaten, so that | 
it. 
it may not sink afterwards ; and the 
turf, which should be procured from 
a smooth, even pasture, is laid | 
down, and rolled or beaten with a 
broad flat mallet, fixed in a long 
handle, called a turf-beater, so as to | 
be rendered perfectly firm and even. 
The breadth of turf-edgings should 
seldom be less than two feet, because 
less than this width cannot be con- 
veniently mown. After the turf has | 
been laid down, a garden-line should 
be stretched along its margin, and 
the edges should be cut smooth with 
a spade or a turfing-iron. The walk 
may now be filled in with gravel to 
within an inch of the upper surface 
of the turf, and the soil of the border 
may also be raised to the same 
height. In the management of the 
turf afterwards, the greatest care 
must be taken rot to cut the edgings 
of the turf so as to show a line of 
earth, which always produces a raw 
and harsh appearance. Generally 
speaking, only the grass should be | 
clipped close on the side next the 
walk; and if it be found that the 
roots of the grass have penetrated 
into the gravel, so as to make the 
use of the turf-cutter necessary, the 
edges of the cut turf should be after- 
wards gently pressed down, so as to 
make the grass slope gently up from 
the walk. ‘This slope will, however, 
be very trifling ; as, if the walks are 
kept properly full of gravel, they 
ought to be as nearly as possible on 
a level with the turf. 
marks will, of course, apply to all 
cases where there is a gravel-walk | 
through, or round a lawn ; or, in 
short, to all points of junction, be- | 
ween gravel and grass. 
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Epwa’rpsia. — Leguminose. — 
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These re- | 
ELZAGNUS. 
Half-hardy low trees and shrubs, 
with pinnate leaves, and very cu- 
riously-shaped flowers, (which are 
of a dark golden yellow), and seed- 
pods. ‘The plants will grow well in 
the open air, against a wall, if pro- 
tected during winter by a thatched 
coping. The soil should be sandy 
loam, and kept moderately dry, as 
too much moisture to the roots is 
apt to make the leaflets turn yellow 
pane drop off. The species are all! 
|natives of New Zealand; and, on 
| their first introduction, they were 
| supposed to belong to the genus So- 
phora. 'They are propagated by 
cuttings, in sand, under a bell- 
glass. 
Eee Prant.— Solanum Melon- 
gena, L.—A tender annual, nearly 
allied to the Tomato, the fruit of 
which, when white, greatly resem- 
bles anegg. ‘There are some varie- 
ties with violet-coloured, and some 
with dark-purple fruit. All the 
'kinds are eatable, if dressed like 
'the Tomato. The seed should be 
sown in light rich earth, on a hot- 
| bed, in February or March, and the 
young pricked ont into pots, and 
shiited several times, till they are 
ready to flower. ‘They may then 
be removed to the hothouse or green- 
_house; but they will not ripen their 
fruit without a good deal of heat. 
Evza'cnus. — Eleagndcee. — 
The Oleaster, or Wild Olive. Cu- 
rious-looking low trees, or shrubs, 
with bluish-green leaves, covered 
with a white silky down, that gives 
them a silvery look in the sun- 
beams. The flowers are small and 
tube-shaped; they are of a pale yel- 
low, and rather fragrant. The fruit 
resembles the Olive in shape, and is 
of a dark reddish brown. ‘There 
/are only two hardy species, one of 
which is a native of the Levant, 
and the other of America; they 
both require a light rich soil, and a 
somewhat sheltered situation ; and 
they are both propagated by seeds 
