Go, lovely Rose, 



Tell her that wastes her time and me 



That now she knows 



When I resemble her to thee, 



How sweet and fair she seems to be. 



Small is the worth 



Of beauty from the light retired, 



Bid her come forth, 



Suffer herself to be desired. 



And not blush so to be admired. 



WALLER. 



ABBITS, Precau- 

 tions Against. 



Much injury is done to 

 the bark of trees and 

 many plants by the nib- 

 bling of rabbits. The 

 best plan is to keep them out by suit- 

 able wire fencing ; but this is costly, and 

 perhaps in some places impossible. A safe- 

 guard for individual trees is to place boards 

 round the stem or trunk connected with 

 hooks and eyes, so that they may be 

 easily put up and readily shifted, or some 

 sticks, about I inch in diameter, may be 

 placed at intervals round and against the 

 stem of the tree, and bound round from 

 the bottom upwards with tarred cord as far 

 as may be necessary. The remedy is an 



unsightly one, but it has the merit of being 

 effectual. Some recommend tarring the 

 stems from the ground to the height of 

 about 20 inches, but this is likely to prove 

 injurious to the tree itself. Instead of 

 doing this, it is better to drive in three or 

 four stakes round each plant at the distance 

 of 9 inches or 12 inches from it ; then tie a 

 bit of fresh tarred line round the stakes at 

 the distance of 9 inches from the ground. 



Radish (Rhaphanus sativus). 



If much liked these may be had all the 

 year round by sowing in frames from 

 October to February inclusive, and in the 

 open ground during the remainder of the 

 year. They require a light, rich, loamy 

 soil ; and if they are grown on ground that 



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