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General care of border Flowers. 

 Still be careful of all kinds of border-flowers, 

 whether in respect to watering those lately trans- 

 planted, or to supporting and training such as re- 

 quire it ; cleaning and trimming the borders and 

 walks as already often hinted at, and destroying 

 weeds wherever they appear. Likewise, mowing and 

 dressing grass-edgings, if such there be to the walks 

 or parterres. 



August 



OF SHRUBS. 



Of planting Evergreens. 



CONTINUE to plant, if not done as directed last 

 month, evergreen shrubs and hedges ; and for full 

 directions on the subject, see April. Finish the 

 planting, however, in the first week, or by the 

 middle of the month at farthest ; otherwise the 

 plants may not get sufficiently established before 

 winter. 



Of cutting Evergreen Hedges. 

 Evergreen hedges and box-edgings may still i>e 



