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plans. We may here add, that we highly approve of 

 a sprmkling of bones, crushed to what is termed in 

 the market, half-inch bone/^ Such many be mixed 

 with crushed charcoal, and introduced rather liberally; 

 we would say, one part of the bone to three parts of 

 the charcoal, and as much of the two as would cover 

 the face of the border three inches in thickness. Where 

 such is introduced, however, the border should be 

 made three or four inches deeper. 



Mode of Preparing Borders in-doors, — We need 

 say little on this head ; the principal difference will be 

 in point of depth. Peaches and nectarines in-doors 

 have to endure a greater amount of ground heat, as 

 well as atmospheric, on the average ; a much greater 

 demand therefore exists on the system of the tree. 

 We also advise a more liberal application of manure ; 

 and good stable manure, in a fresh state, may be intro- 

 duced in the proportion of one part to six ; besides a 

 small proportion of the stable litter, as recommended 

 for the out-door borders. The loam, moreover, should, 

 if possible, be somewhat sounder still ; avoiding, how- 

 ever, every thing of a clayey character. We make 

 our in-door borders a yard in depth, taking care that 

 the bottom is rendered perfectly safe from the effects 

 of stagnant waters. The bone and charcoal may be 

 introduced here as in the out-door borders, and the 

 filling-in accomplished in a similar way. 



Mode of Preparing Borders for Fined Walls.~ 



