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or dry leaves. Frequently the same opinion is held in re- 

 gard to stable manure, small portions of which will never 

 produce heat. 



OF PROTECTING PLANTS IN THE GARDEN. 



During this or next month, according to the state of the 

 season, protect all the plants that are in the ground, which 

 are not completely hardy. The coverings may be straw, 

 Russia mats, canvass, boxes or barrels. The two latter must 

 be perforated in the top, to let the damp air pass off, or the 

 plant would become musty and decay. Those covered with 

 straw or mats should have small stakes placed round the 

 plans, and covering tied thereto, and remain so until the 

 month of March or first of April. Herbaceous plants that 

 are tender may be covered with three or four inches of tan, 

 sawdust, or half-decayed leaves, which will tend greatly to 

 preserve their roots. These coverings must be carefully re- 

 moved on the first opening of spring. The shrubs that are 

 otherwise covered would be greatly benefited by having their 

 roots protected in a similar manner, as directed for herbace- 

 ous plants. 



PROTECTION OF SEEDLING BULBS. 



If any seeds of Jfyacinths, Tulips, or FritiUdra, were 

 sown in pots or boxes, let them be removed to a dry, shel- 

 tered situation, and plunged level with the ground ; or fill 

 the spaces between them with dry leaves or tanner's bark, 

 and cover the whole with new-fallen leaves, laying over all 

 a few boards to prevent the wind blowing them off. These 

 form better coverings than straw or haulm, which is liable 

 to become musty, and communicate the effect to the roots. 

 The above covering is not required until the approach of 

 severe frost. 



OF PLANTING DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS. 



It is not recommendable to make a general planting of 

 these at this period of the year -, the success entirely depend- 

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