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shelf Hiul (ixtra pi'otection at ni>,'lit. 

 Aft(!r the holidays take cuttings, 

 observing the same rules, etc., substitu- 

 ting a siiallow box for the garden bed, 

 discaiding the old plants altogether, as 

 ,it this season in room-culture, especi- 

 ally, they will have lost nearly all their 

 foliage, except the tips of each branch. 

 But these will make splendid new 

 plants. In the greeidiouse the work is 

 about the .same, except that it is more 

 sure, bottom heat being available with 

 full sunshine. — \_Vick's Magazine for 

 September. | 



The Garden Walk. 



In the best kept gravel walk the 

 irrepressible weeds are forever coming 

 up, and unremitting attention is gener- 

 ally re(|uired in keeping these piaths 

 free from them. Pulling the weeds up 

 is objectionable, because of the holes 

 which are made in the walks; salt 

 plentifully scattered is the popular way 

 of killing the weeds, but the great 

 drawback to its use is the wet appear- 

 ance of the gravel, which is caused by 

 the slightest approach to dampness in 



the atmosphere. Undoubtedly the best 

 method of eHectually de.stroying the 

 weeds, without disturbing the walk, is 

 to u.se diluted carbolic acid, using the 

 proportions of one part acid to a 100 

 parts of water. This mixture must be 

 applied through a watering pot with 

 the rose on. Great care must be taken 

 that none of the licjuid splashes on to 

 the hands ; also, if the edgings are of 

 Ijox grass, or any other vegetation, the 

 li(iuid must not be allowed to fall on 

 them, as it will destroy them as effectu- 

 ally as the weeds. A somewhat similar 

 plan to the proceeding is to u.se common 

 vitriol diluted in the proportions of one 

 part of vitriol to thirty of water. This 

 must be administered in the same man- 

 ner as the carbolic acid, great care 

 being taken that none of the lirjuid 

 falls either on the borders, or the clothes 

 or boots of the operator. For using 

 the vitriol the evening of a hot day 

 should be selected, and the person 

 using the liquid should pour it on the 

 path while walking backward. A day 

 or two after using the vitriol the dead 

 weeds may be swept np.- -Eji(//ish 

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THE BEST TREES FOR SHADE. 



^T^HE best trees that can be planted 

 J[ for aflbrding shade in pastures are 

 those that are hardy, stately, that have 

 wide-spreading liranches, and wliich 

 cast a dense shade during the hottest 

 portions of the summer. Those which 

 grow quickly and can be propagated by 

 means of sprouts and cuttings are to be 

 preferred. Everyone has observed that 

 soft-wood trees grow much more rap- 

 idly than those that produce hard wood, 

 and that nearly all of them succeed 



best on land that is somewhat low and 

 m.oist. One of the best trees for mod- 

 (u-ately moist land is the American linn, 

 or common bassvvood. The tree is 

 beautiful in all stages of its growth. 

 It is very hardy and attains a large 

 size. Insects are not likely to injure 

 its roots, trunk or leaves. Its leaves 

 are of remarkable si/e, thick, and of an 

 agreeable, green color. It casts a very 

 dense shade, which is agreeable during 

 the hot days of midsummer. It is a 



