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made into compost, that is to say, mixed with earth, 

 swamp earth, tree leaves or with the weedings &c. 



Q. Ill what manner should the dung be mixed 

 with the earth ? 



A. The dung should be mixed with the earth, so 

 as not to be sunk to too great a depth, that is, to not 

 more than five or six inches. If the dung is too deep- 

 ly sunk, the roots of the plants cannot reach it and 

 cannot draw their nourishment from it. 



Light, heat and vrater. 



Q. Are light, heat and water very important to 

 vegetation ? 



A. They are indispensable to the vegetation of all 

 plants ; without them the plants can neither deve- 

 lop nor grow. 



Q. What consequence must result therefrom with 

 regard to gardening ? • 



A. The consequence to be drawn therefrom is, 

 tliat if trees are planted in gardens they must be 

 spaced sulfi<'ienlly, so that their shade may not in- 

 terfere with the beneficial action of the sun. Small 

 fruit trees su(ii as current bushes, goose berry 

 bushes, dwarf apple trees, intermixed with flowers, 

 are tlio onlv plants which should be p;rown on 

 garden borders. . 



Q. How can the excess of heat or light be reme- 

 died? 



