By the Rev. James Venables. 



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broken down, and the greater part of their juices evaporated, 

 is unquestionably of great value, and admirably calculated 

 to impart vigour and strength to the growth of plants. But 

 the vegetable refuse of a garden requires a length of time, 

 before it can be brought into this state ; some trouble in fre- 

 quently turning the heaps ; and in whatever part of the 

 garden, or grounds, they are placed, they have always an 

 unsightly and slovenly appearance : add to this, that these 

 heaps lose nine parts out of ten, not only of their size and 

 substance, but also of their most valuable qualities, by 

 the continual action of the sun, air, and rain, upon them. 

 But if the vegetable refuse of the garden is buried beneath 

 the surface of the ground while fresh and green, it is then 

 easy of solution. The moisture of the earth assists the fer- 

 mentation, and decomposition; and the juices being preserved 

 in the soil, become the nutriment and support of succeeding 

 crops. 



When a garden is manured in this way, it is scarcely pos- 

 sible to exhaust the soil. One crop may succeed another 

 during the Spring, Summer, and Autumn ; and in the Winter, 

 the same ground may be fully stocked with every vegetable 

 that will stand the severity of the frost. Each crop will leave 

 behind it sufficient vegetable refuse to keep the soil in con- 

 stant good condition. To the market gardeners such a 

 method of cultivation must be of incalculable benefit. 



I will only mention one more advantage attending this 

 system, which will strongly recommend it to all those who 

 delight in gardens ; I mean its extreme neatness. When the 

 gardener depends upon vegetable matter for the support and 

 improvement of his soil, every weed will be speedily buried 



