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light compost all over the beds this will assist in defending the roots 

 from frost, and add much to their health and vigor in the ensuing 

 spring. 



Clear the beds, borders, and other compartments from fallen leaves 

 of trees, and the dead stalks of annual and other plants ; pulling up 

 the annuals by the roots, as they never flower again, and cutting 

 down the decayed perennials to the ground. After this, hoe and 

 clear the ground from all manner of weeds, and where there are no 

 bulbs planted, slightly dig the ground without injuring any plants 

 growing therein, and rake the surface smooth and even. This will 

 prepare the borders, &c., for the reception of other plants, and give 

 a neat and becoming appearance to the whole during winter. 



Dig and neatly rake all the shrubbery compartments, especially 

 those contiguous to the principal walks, excepting such as are laid 

 down with grass, or wilderness plantations this will destroy weeds, 

 enliven the prospect, and encourage the growth of the shrubs. 



PLANTING FOREST-TREES AND ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS. 



All kinds of hardy trees and shrubs, especially the deciduous 

 sorts, may be planted in dry soil any time this month while the 

 weather continues mild, but the earlier in it that this is done the 

 better. For an account of the sorts, see page 314; for designs in 

 ornamental planting, see page 74, &o., and for the method of plant- 

 ing, see page 314, &c. 



TRANSPLANTING LARGE TREES, ETC. 



It frequently happens that people are desirous of removing large 

 favorite trees or shrubs from one place to another, and as this is the 

 best time to prepare for that business, I refer you for the necessary 

 information to page 241, &c. 



PRUNE FLOWERING- SHRUBS, ETC. 



You may now prune and reduce into due form any hardy flower- 

 ing-shrubs and forest-trees, whether evergreen or deciduous ; but the 

 more tender sorts ought not to be pruned till spring. For the method 

 of doing which, see page 172. 



PLANTING AND PLASHING HEDGES. 



Ground hedges of hawthorn, beech, hornbean, honey-locust, or any 

 other hardy kinds of deciduous plants, may be made any time in this 

 month while the weather continues open. For ample instructions on 

 this subject, see page 270, &c. 



Old hedges which are overgrown and thin, may now be plashed or 

 cut down, as directed on page 279. 



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