weather, there should be a compost of equal parts clay and leaf- 
mold, thoroughly incorporated with it. 
In preparing the beds in the Spring, care must be taken not to 
get them too high, or the plants will suffer from drouth, although 
the Verbena requires all the sun it can have, yet they will not 
flower freely unless there be a good degree of moisture kept up at 
the root. The ground should bo spaded deep and the manure 
well worked in ; let the plants when put out, be young, strong and 
healthy. Get them out as early in the season as the weather will 
permit, so that they may get a good start before the hot weather 
comes on. In this way the plante will get out of the way of the 
root house, and keep ahead throughout the season. In very dry 
weather the plants may be thoroughlij watered every other evening, 
and oceasionally with Guano, and always stir the soil after it to 
prevent its becoming baked. 
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