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positions, there can be no doubt that this will prove a great boon 

 to many for these purposes alone ; and on dry sandy hot soil, where 

 grass perishes in summer, it may prove the plant so long sought for 

 on such. The Spergula, so famous at one time, and which was so 

 great a failure generally, from its superficial hold of the surface 

 and tendency to die off in patches, and become spotty after attaining 

 a green and luxuriant condition, has no merits compared with the 

 Pyrethrum, which "takes hold of the ground" in a determined 

 way, and from its fine constitution is not at any time liable to go off 

 from disease. Having no experience of its doings on a rich loam 

 or a clay soil, I cannot say what it may prove worth on such ; but it 

 is worthy of a trial on all. On slopes, among other positions in 

 which a loose and shifting soil was troublesome, it is very likely to 

 prove valuable, the well divided leaves matting amongst the sand, 

 which serves to hold it well together. When distributed amongst 

 cultivators, trials of its use, both alone and in company with other 

 turf-rnaking plants, should be made. It is not as yet to be had for 

 sale in this country j but I hope some of our nurserymen will intro- 

 duce it ere long. 



