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eters in every place where frost would do harm and 

 watch them closely. A pan of water on the cellar bot- 

 tom is a good thermometer. This will freeze over when 

 32 is reached, and much before any vegetable or fruit 

 crop will be injured. 



Roads and Walks. Finishing up the work suggested 



for last month is 

 about all there is to 

 be done. When 

 snow covers the 

 ground small stakes 

 should be set up to 

 mark the boundary 

 of roads and walks, 

 that the borders of 

 lawns be not cut up 

 by driving or walk- 

 ing over them. 



Trees and Shrubs. 

 These need but 

 little attention this 

 month if suggestions 

 for the previous 

 months have been 

 carried out. Orna- 

 mental groves and 

 wood lots may be 

 improved by thinning out surplus and poor material 

 for fire - wood. With even unskilled help very good 

 work may be done, the owner or some one of experi- 

 ence marking with blue chalk or crayon what and 

 where to cut. 



The Lawn. Pick up, clean up all leaves, and put on a 

 dressing of fine manure, if this has not already been 

 done. Coarse green manure is offensive and unsightly 



FIG. 100 A Christmas Tree Cut from the Top 

 of a Norway Spruce to Force Growth Into 

 the Lower Branches. December. 



