44 THE CARNATION. 



in a variety of ways : with a portion of this, a little 

 maiden earth, old rotten horse-dung and sand, he 

 pipes his Pinks, and pipes and lays his Carnations; 

 in a mixture of this he plants his seedling Auriculas 

 and young off-sets ; there is hardly any plant, how- 

 ever delicate and tender, that will not grow and thrive 

 in it. 



Every one that has the means and opportunity of 

 doing it, ought, towards the end of October, to collect 

 the leaves when in a moist state, and put them in a 

 hole made for that purpose, mixing at the same time 

 with them a little quick-lime to hasten their decay, 

 and a small portion of earth. They may lie in that 

 state till spring, when they ought to be turned over, 

 repeating the same about once in six weeks after- 

 wards, till they become quite decayed and pulverized. 

 If there be not a very great body of leaves together, 

 by this process they generally become fit for use in 

 twelve months. 



