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Still continue the care of gravel walks, whether 

 with respect to hand-picking, hoeing, or rolling, 

 while the weather continues open* Gravel walks 

 that are liable to be overgrown with moss, should 

 be more frequently hoed than others, in order to de- 

 stroy it, this being the cliief season of its growth. 



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Care of choice Bulbous Flcdcers, 

 The beds of choice Hyacinths, Jonquils, Polyan- 

 thus-Narcissuses, Tulips, &c. planted last month* 

 should, in the apprehension of a severe winter, be 

 covered for their preservation. This is often done 

 by canvases or mats, suspended over hoops, in the 

 manner specified in March and April ; but by be-' 

 ing too much excluded from the action of the at- 

 mosphere, the roots are frequently injured. It is, 

 besides, a method both troublesome and expensive, 

 to cover and uncover th^n as they ought to be, in 

 the course of a changeable winter. It is less so, 

 and perhaps they may be as effectually secured by 

 a covering, to the depth of two inches, of saw- 

 dust not resinous, and fine sheer-sand, mixed in e- 

 qual quantities. Or, they may be covered, to the 

 depth of three or four inches, w ith one-fourth part 

 sand, and three fourths rotten stable-dung, well 

 mixed together ; which, besides preserving, would 

 act as a manure to them. 



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