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phoric acid ; kainit and sulphate of potash to supply 
potash ; and nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia, and 
guano to supply nitrogen. If the soil be clay no potash 
is required, because potash is plentiful in such soils and 
only needs an occasional liming to set the latent store 
free. On light or sandy soils potash is more or less ab- 
sent, and hence a dressing of one of its forms is bene- 
ficial. Basic slag may be applied to damp soils in autumn 
at the rate of four ounces per square yard ; bone-meal at 
the same rate and time on light soils ; superohosphate bt 
the rate of one ounce per square yard on light soils in 
autumn or spring. Kainit should be used in autumn at 
one ounce per square yard, and sulphate of potash at one 
ounce per square yard, in all cases for light or medium 
soils only. . Nitrate of soda is suitable for light or sandy 
soils, and should be used at one ounce per square yard in 
spring or summer. Sulphate of ammonia is best for 
heavy soils. Use at one ounce per square yard in spring 
and summer. Guano may be used for any soil in spring 
or summer at one ounce per square yard. 
The specially prepared manures sold in bags or tins, 
contain all a plant needs as a fertiliser, and these may be 
used in spring or summer. Liquid manures from the 
stables or cow byre are also first-rate plant foods if 
diluted with two-thirds water. Liquid manures may be 
made by soaking a peck of cow, horse, sheep, or poultry 
dung in 36 gallons of water for a few days, then diluting 
with two-thirds water. Or guano may be used at the 
rate of one ounce per gallon of water ; one of the adver- 
tised manures may be used in a similar way. 
Herbaceous Borders— To grow hardy plants 
really well a practice should be made of lifting, dividing 
and replanting them triennially. In dividing choose those 
portions of the plant which grow at the outside of the 
clump for replanting, discarding the inner or exhausted 
parts. Before replanting, trench the border at least two 
feet deep, and mix plenty of well-decayed manure, also 
grit and leaf-mould, if heavy. At the same time add the 
artificial manures already described. Perennials, like 
Delphiniums and Pyrethrums, should have their spent 
