caved leaves, half-burnt sods from any j a || 
waste or common, vegetable soil, with a . j ;f || 
third share of neat’s dung; those should ? 1 ” 
be turned and chopped from time to time, 
for two years before it is used. ' ;; 
I V egetable soil alone agrees with the most 
part of plants, trees, and shrubs. 
Whatever the nature of the compost may 
be, it should be well mixed previous to its 
being wanted or used. Raw composts and 
hot manures are prejudicial to the roots of 
ail kinds of trees and shrubs. 
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Covering the compost heaps with stable 
dung, or the short grass mowings from 
lawns, Ac., will keep down the weeds, 
hasten the ripening, and improve the qua- 
lity of the soil. 
The following is a good method for pre- 
paring beds for Pinks, Carnations, Ranun- 
culus, and Anemonies: — Wherethe ground 
iscankery, and subject to the wire-worm, 
let the old earth be dug up fifteen inches 
deep, and wheeled to a convenient place, 
where it may be laid up in narrow ridges : 
a quantity of brush wood and leaves must 
then be collected and burned on the top of 
the ridges ; but the fire should be checked 
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