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struction of such a frame, in the Fruit Garden for 

 April, article, Defending Fruit-tree Blossoms; which 

 hints may either be followed, or may be improved, 

 so as to answer the purpose here in view. 



Of clipping and dressing Hedges. 

 Deciduous hedges of all kinds, whether fences or 

 screens, may now be cut and dressed. This is very 

 fit work for winter, and is generally reserved for 

 frosty weather, when little else can be done. By 

 turning to the article, Training Hedges, in April, 

 the reader will find remarks on the formation of all 

 sorts of hedges, and on training of them afterwards, 



OF FLOWERS. 



Care of choice Bulbs, 



If the choice bulbous flower-roots have not yet 

 been covered, as directed last month, that should 

 not now be delayed, as the setting in of severe wea- 

 ther might very much injure them. These roots 

 are liable to be destroyed by mice in winter, and if 

 they abound in the garden, care should be taken to 

 entrap them. When snow is on the ground, their 

 roads are easily distinguished, and at such a season, 

 they greedily take the bait. Some choose to de- 

 stroy them by poison, which, however, is a danger- 

 ous method, and is often attended by disagreeable 

 accidents, 



General care offender Flowers. 

 Attend to all tender plants in pots, which have 

 been placed in frames, cold pits, &c. where they 



