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little leaf mould also answers very well, and snoh pots may be 

 moved with a little eare, taking the moss with them, and along 

 with it the roots which have protruded through the bottom of 

 the pot. These modes are chiefly resorted to to save watering, 

 and to have a moist bottom for the pots without the chance of 

 standing water. The result, however, of some experience leads 

 me to the conclusion that with extra waterings Strawberry 

 plants in pots never do better than when the pots stand on a 

 hard substance, as a wood, stone, or slate shelf, and where 

 the roots have no enticement to come out at the bottom. The 



dditional watering then required, sometimes;twice on a bright 

 day, appears to give a greater strength to the plant and a larger 

 size to the fruit if weak manure water be frequently used. I 

 am certain that many an amateur who tries Strawberries in 

 his little house often comparatively fails, because he makes the 

 Strawberry a marsh plant by allowing the saucers to stand 

 nearly full of water. Let me advise a fair trial of dispensing 

 with the saucers and watering oftener, using a little rich com- 

 post at the surface of the pot and weak manure waterings. — 

 E. Fish. 



GKOUND LEVELLING AND PRACTICAL GARDEN PLOTTING.— No. 15. 



DRAWING PLANS. 



To draw and transfer 

 fy. 38 to the ground, 

 draw the rectangle a e 

 c D, and the diameter 

 lines E F and a h ; draw 

 lines 1 2, 3 4, also lines 



5 6, 7 8, 9 10, 11 12, 

 13 14, 15 16, 17 18, and 

 19 20. From centre o 

 draw arcs i and k ; from 

 point g draw arcs u, v, w 

 and the circle g ; from 

 point e, on line g h, draw 

 arcs f, r, s, t. Draw the 

 corresponding side in the 

 same manner. 



To transfer the plan to 

 the ground, erect the 

 rectangle A b c d, the 

 length of the side A b 

 being 53 feet, and e o 

 89 feet 6 inches. Insert 

 stakes at each point, and 

 lay lines connecting 

 them ; line o n is equal 

 to line A B, and line 

 A D equal to line e c. 

 Lay the diameter lines 

 EF and GH. Where the 

 two lines cross each 

 other insert a peg as 

 at centre o. From the 

 stake at point a, on 

 line A D, measure 15 feet 



6 inches, and insert a 

 peg as at point 5 ; from 

 the same stake measure 

 19 feet 6 inches, and in- 

 sert a peg as at point 7 ; 

 from the same stake 

 measure 24 feet 6 inches, 

 and insert a peg as at 

 point 9. Again, from the 

 same point measure 

 28 feet 6 inches, and in- 

 sert a peg as at point 11. 

 Find the corresponding 

 points on line b o in the 

 same manner, and insert 

 pegs as at points 6, 8, 10, 

 and 12. On each side of 

 line E F measure 2 feet, 

 and insert pegs as at 

 points a, b, c, d. From 

 the peg at centre o, with 



Pig. 88. Scale 15 feet to the inch. 



a string 9 feet long, trace 

 arc i ; reduce the string 

 4 feet and trace the circle. 

 As the lines are traced, 

 insert pegs 6 or 7 inches 

 apart. From the stake 

 at point E measure 4 feet 

 on line b f, and insert a 

 peg as at point g. From 

 the peg at point g, with 

 a string 17 feet long, 

 trace arc u; reduce the 

 string 4 feet, and trace 

 arc V (the width of the 

 walk is 4 feet) ; again re- 

 duce the string 5 feet, 

 which is the width of the 

 beds, and trace arc !0 ; re- 

 duce the string 4 feet, 

 and trace the circle g. 

 From the stake at point 

 F, on line f e, measure 



4 feet, and insert a peg 

 as at point h ; points h 

 and g are equal. From 

 the peg at jjoint 7i trace 

 the arcs corresponding 

 to u, V, and w, and also 

 the circle as traced 

 from point g. On each 

 side of centre o measure 

 20 feet on the line g h ; 

 insert a peg at each point, 

 as at e. From the 

 peg at e, with a string 

 20 feet long, trace arc /, 

 meeting line 5 6 ; reduce 

 the string 4 feet, and 

 trace arc )•, meeting line 

 7 8 ; reduce the string 



5 feet, and trace arc s, 

 meeting line 9 10 ; again 

 reduce the string 4 feet, 

 and trace arc t, meeting 

 line 11 12. Lay lines by 

 the pegs inserted at the 

 arcs traced. Find the 

 corresponding side in the 

 same manner. Insert 

 pegs and lay the lines. 

 Lines, Box ; b, beds ; w, 

 walks ; v, vase. — M. 

 O'DoNNELL, Gardener to 

 E. Leeming, Esq., Spring 

 Grove, Bicltmond, 



RED-LEADING SEEDS— RATS AND MICE. 



I HAVE been much interested in the communications which 

 have from time to time appeared on the subject of red-leading 

 seeds with the view of saving them from the attacks of pre- 

 datory vermin. Of the value of red lead for coating seeds before 

 sowing, I have long held a high opinion, having for many years 

 found the results of the practice very satisfactory. Circum- 

 stances, however, must have altered, for I have of late had 

 many evidences of the non-protective property of red lead. 

 The first iostence was last year — whole rows of Peas wore 



cleared at night as cleverly as it could have been done by 

 hand in daylight; the Peas were carried ofi as soon as 

 sown, and taken some distance away, I presume to be eaten at 

 leisure. fiaS^S 



" Ah, but if the rats devour red-leaded Peas it will kill them," 

 some one will say, as I know many have said, "for it is 

 poison." It may have done so in some instances, but in my 

 case it does nothing of the kind. They feed on what they get — 

 finer and heavier specimens of the true Hanoverian rat I have 



