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THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



and tread firmly all over. In the month of March sow thickly. 

 Do not let the surface get dry the first summer, and cut the grass 

 when 6 inches high with a scythe. 



" Attention should be paid to keeping all lawns free from weeds. 

 Dress lawns once a year with one bushel of salt mixed with fourteen 

 bushels of wood ashes not too much burnt, using for this purpose 

 refuse, underwood, waste faggots, old Laurels or other condemned 

 shrubs. When you see the wood is consumed spread the ashes 

 abroad and cover them with good soil. Break the charred wood 

 small, mix all well together, do not sift, spread upon the lawn, and 

 roll it in." 



