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them off together afterwards. It is better to have a basket or 
box, either common or: subdivided, in which to hold in one part 
the plants to be set out, and in the other the extraneous matter. 
2. Complete every part of an operation as you proceed, and 
finish one job before beginning another. 
3. In leaving off work, always place the tools where you can 
readily find them when wanted. 
4. Keep a vigilant watch for weeds, leaves, or other unsightly 
objects, and remove them to the compost heap. 
5. In removing a plant, be careful to remove at the same time 
all roots, stems, leaves, or whatever else is of no further use or 
may appear slovenly. 
6. Attend at all times to tools, keeping them clean, sharp, and 
in perfect order. See particularly that each is placed in its proper 
situation, both in winter and summer, thereby preventing their 
exposure to dampness and rust, which greatly impair their use- 
fulness. 
7. Allow no blanks in box-edgings, beds, rows, &c., and keep 
the first cut to the utmost nicety. : 
8. Keep the shapes of all plants filled with wood according to 
its kind, and let their training be in the first style of perfection. 
_ 9. Keep all walks in perfect form, whether raised or flat, free 
from weeds, dry, and well rolled. 
10. See that all plants are securely staked, to prevent their 
breakage from an overgrowth of wood or by high winds. If the 
stakes be painted green, they may partially be hid, and will serve 
to improve their appearance and preserve them. If placed on the 
couth side of the plant, it will serve in some measure to protect it 
from the burning rays of the sun. 
WATERING GARDENS. 
In general, this is only requisite when plants are first set out, 
or in very dry seasons. As ailment to plants in a growing state, 
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