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beauty, when the grafs gets long; leaves fhould not 

 be fuffered to remain on them as it flaiiis the grafs ; 

 anil worm calls mould be cleared away. 



Edgings of all forts fhould be kept in good order, 

 as having a lingular neat effect in the appearance of a 

 garden. The dead edgings will fometimes, and the 

 live edgings often want putting to rights; either 

 cutting, clipping, or making up complete. Where 

 there are no edgings, or but weak ones, let the earth 

 bordering on the walks be kept/frwi, and now and then 

 worked up by a line in moift weather, beating it fmooth 

 with the fpade. 



Some fruits may need fupport, by tying their weak 

 branches when they get heavy, to flakes, &c. Rows of 

 rafpberries and beans are kept neatly up in their lines, by 

 putting in here and there a flake, and ufing packthread 

 lengthwife ; and thus will they bear better, and be 

 more conveniently gathered. Strawberries of fine heavy 

 forts, will be preferved from getting dirty and rptten, 

 by tying their items to little fticks ; by this practice 

 the fruit alfo gets better ripened, and of a finer flavour : 

 Some perfons lay tiles, or mofs round the plants, when 

 the fruit is half grown ; but this is not (generally) fo> 

 well, only it has the advantage in keeping the ground 

 cooler in a hot feafon. The firft and hnellfcarlets befl 

 deferve this trouble. 



Flowers mould be frequently feen to, to tie up, and 

 trim off dead and dangling parts. Some of them can- 

 not do without fupport, and many forts are made more 

 fecure and beautiful by proper ties. If this bufinefs is 

 neglected, a heavy rain or ftrong wind may come, 

 and lay all proitrate, efpecially about the equinoctial 

 feafons ; but weaknefs or their own weight, will often 

 bring flowers down. 



The ficks ufed for flowers, fhould be of fmooth 



wood, as hazle or fallow, or of neat painted flips of 



deal, with or without an ornamental head ; white is the 



belt colour, on account of .its contrail with the leaves. 



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