Dec."] THE NURSERY. 535 



December* 



THE NURSERY. 



THE operations in this department, recommend- 

 ed either in the months of November or January, 

 are to be carried on in this. Efpecially, have your 

 rot-heap examined, and treated again as advifed 

 laft month (p. 524), which will ferve till the tow- 

 ing time. In the prefent inftance, the covering 

 of earth placed upon the feeds mould be fix or 

 eight inches thick, in order to protect them a- 

 gainft the effects of fevere frofts. 



If you have riot yet got a fufficient quantity of 

 Am or Laburnum feeds, they may flill be collect- 

 ed with propriety. This is alfo a very proper time 

 for procuring a full fupply of Larch and Scots Fir 

 cones, 



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