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'' made as diy as possible, to encourage 

 " the growth of the grass/* 



But it will be found, that the grass will 

 seldom grow at this season w^hen deprived 

 of the shelter which is afforded by the 

 covering of the water ; and if the weather 

 is not mild, it will often shrink and lose 

 ground. 



Mr. Davis again adds, " While the 

 ** grass grows freely, a fresh Avatering is 

 *' not wanted, but as soon as it flags, the 

 " watering may be repeated for a few days 

 *' at a time." 



Here Mr. D. appears to me, to fall 

 into the common error, of attributing the 

 very essence of this practice to a mere 

 wetting, or, according to Mr. Bosweii,, 



p. 32, 



