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or dry leaves. Frequently the same opinion is held in re- 
gard to stable manure, small portions of which will never 
produce heat. 
OF PROTECTING PLANTS IN THE GARDEN. 
During this or next month, according to the state of the 
season, protect all the plants that are in the ground, which 
are not completely hardy. The coverings may be straw, 
Russia mats, canvass, boxes or barrels. The latter two must 
be perforated in the top, to let the damp air pass off, or the 
plant would become musty and decay. Those covered with 
straw or mats should have small stakes placed round the 
plans, and covering tied tbereto, and remain so until the 
month of March or first of April. Herbaceous plants that 
are tender may be covered with three or four inches of tan, 
sawdust, or half-decayed leaves, which will tend greatly to 
preserve their roots. These coverings must be carefully re- 
moved on the first opening of spring. The shrubs that are 
otherwise covered would be greatly benefitted by having their 
roots protected in a similar manner, as directed for herbace- 
ous plants. 
PROTECTION OF SEEDLING BULBS. 
If any seeds of Hyacinths, Tulijps, or Frit'dbira, were 
sown in pots or boxes, let them be removed to a dry, shel- 
tered situation, and plunged level with the ground; or fill 
the spaces between them with dry leaves or tanners' bark, 
and cover the whole with new-fallen leaves, laying over all 
a few boards to prevent the wind blowing them off. These 
form better coverings than straw or haum, which is liable 
to become musty, and communicate the effect to the roots. 
The above covering is not required until the approach of 
severe frost. 
OF PLANTING DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS. 
It is not recommendable to make a general planting of 
these at this period of the year ; the success entirely depend- 
