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The bed fhould be railed three or four 
inches above the furrounding paths, and 
its lides may be fupported with an edging 
of boards, to come up even with, or 
one inch higher than its furface; this 
laft more for the fake of neatnefs than 
any particular utility it will be of to 
the plants. 
The plants intended for the principal 
bed for bloom, fhould be placed upon 
it in Auguft, or early in September, as 
they do not blow quite fo well if removed 
later in the feafon ; they fhould be plant¬ 
ed at about the diflance of nine inches 
from each other, and the bed fhould be 
laid rather convex, or rounding, to throw 
off excefs of rain ; but will require no 
other covering than a very flight one in 
cafe of fevere froft. 
The bed fhould be kept free from 
weeds, and its furface flirred up a little 
if 
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