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of any description, especially hares, rabbits, and 

 pheasants, are the worst enemies of Carnations, 

 and ought to be excluded from all gardens where 

 Carnations are to be grown. I did not think that 

 pheasants were capable of doing so much mischief 

 till this last winter. Now, convincing proof is forth- 

 coming, in the absolute destruction of a group of 

 promising seedlings, many of which were strong 

 tufted plants more than a foot across. 



