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some caution should be exercised with regard to those 
aspects which lie open to the winds that bring with them 
the damp and fogs of summer; consequently, it is objec- 
tionable to choose a slope toward the sea. Each tract of 
country has its own peculiarities, and an acqaintance with 
the neighborhood will enable any observant mind to de- 
cide in this particular There is no advantage in following 
to the letter the advice of those who, too often, persist in 
believing a south-east slope to be imperatively nec —_ 
men who may have prospered well enough in their own 
country and climate, are sometimes wedded to a certain 
faith, and have not always sufficient tractability of mind 
to alter their practice or adapt it toa difference of circum- 
stances. If we consider that along the eastern shores the 
damp air which is brought from the ocean almost invariably 
brings on a tendency to mildew and rot, it is evident that 
i region it would be much better to adopt a spot 
which is sheltered by higher ground on the eastern side. 
At the same time, a low or moist situation should by all 
means be avoided, or one where the air is liable to be 
stagnant at times. The next most important item is adry 
under base; a rough rubbly gravel subsoil, with a con- 
tinued descent below, will generally prove naturally well- 
drained, but in all examples to the contrary it ought to be 
made so by artificial means. 
— = cmc prosperity than a soil strongly 
im carbonate of lime, or having limestone 
rock ce If any body is sceptical in this, they may 
be easily convinced by referring to analysis, or more 
simply aa aaenions the incrustation left on the edges of 
the leaves after th tion of that 
tion, which sometimes takes place in hot aad cloudy 
weather, while the sont) of the plant is young. There _ 
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