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well-rooted cuttings lifted and transplanted, and layers 

 from old stools carefully cut away and placed in the borders 

 for a year or two before being finally planted out. Turn 

 manure-heaps, and add a small quantity of fresh lime to 

 hasten general decomposition, to sweeten the soil, and 

 deprive the seeds of weeds of their germinative properties. 



Sloe, holly, and similar berries may be collected as they 

 ripen, and stored in the usual way. 



In November and December, horse chestnut, oak and 

 hazel may be sown in well-pulverized beds of good, rich 

 soil. Ash and hornbeam are sometimes sown in January. 



