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Autumnal Dressing the Beds. 



To promote the vigorous growth of 

 these plants, in order to obtain a more ef- 

 fectual shade, it will be necessary, on their 

 having attained about one foot in height, to 

 earth or mould them up on each side with 

 a broad hoe, drawing the soil towards the 

 plants, as is common in the culture of po- 

 tatoes, thereby cutting up all weeds grow- 

 ing on the surface ; which will abundantly 

 strengthen and enable them to afford a more 



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early and effectual shade. 



Autumnal Dressing the Beds. 



PRIOR to this business, let the beds be 

 carefully looked over by boys, pulling off 

 all runners which may have escaped notice 

 during their growth in the summer season. 

 About Michaelmas, when the ground is to- 

 lerably dry, and before autumnal rains fall, 

 it will be necessary to cleanse the beds from 

 all weeds throughout, by hoeing over the 



