DECEMBER. 



SECT. XX. 



Cover the roots of newly planted things and lightly all 

 feed beds and feedlings of tender forts. 99, 69. 



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. DECEMBER. 



The garden is no longer a decorated fcene : but it 

 contains many things of prcmife, which demand atten- 

 tion, and which the indiiilrious gardener will afford, 

 agreeable to the culture that each requires. 



There are ftill fome works of labour; and where 

 there is plenty of dung and frames, hot-beds may be 

 made ufe of, and fpring anticipated. 



If this month be caiied dreary, yet ftill the face of 

 nature has charms, and invites us fometimes abroad, 

 even when covered with fhow. Froit is clearly bene- 

 ficial, it dries the path, it firings our nerves, exhilarates 

 our fpirits, purifies the air, and prepares'the ground for 

 future produce. 



All ?mture feels the renovating force 

 Of winter, only to the thoughtlefs eye 

 In ruin feen. The f roil- conceded glebe 

 Draws in abundant vegetable foul, 

 And gathers vigour for the coming year. 



Thomson* 



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MISCELLANEOUS WORK. 



Weed crops, &c. clean up litter, and ftill be neat, 54* 

 Gravel walks, roll hard, if dry* again!! wet and frofL 

 Grafs plats, cleanfe from worm cafts, fweep and roll. 

 Mice traps, fet about peas, beans, cauliflowers, &c. 235, 

 Caterpillars in trees, f nails in wafis, and f ugs, fee after. 

 Tools, make, repair* grind, and keep bright, 276. 

 Seeds, look over the itock to keep them clean and dry. 

 Fruit and onions, examine^ remove decaying, 229, 263, 



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