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necessity to/employ/either; rake -onsbreom. |/But as}in;the,case,of the 
scythe, :as/all growths taken aff every: week; something: to supply this 
pts Sue must be returned din: shape-ofmanure or foodernr «i moltite 
For}some years after, using my machine, though: I was quite, plished 
ah the colour of the lawn; andthe beauty: ofits, smoothness; yet Jawas 
disdppdinted invits! softness si it was’ rather; like; walking: Over a billianal 
table than!a Turkey carpét;/ which ds,the] sensation one; experiences i 
walking» overia:lawns cut everyoten: days,or}soby,aseythe: Somerse- 
flection and investigationic led:me-sto the; conclusion! that the;softness of 
the dawny'eut by: theriscythesawas;, simply, | the, result},of, the jconstant 
mulching itoreceived from, the decaying > grass yleft, behind|.aftereach 
cutting) and! taking 4) [) therefore came,,to. this -coriclusion,- that, by ae> 
moving! othe grass \box of the machine; and, pexmitting the: euttings to 
flyin a:sort-of grassy shower, should accomplish two important; things 
tofist, give anyelastic Softsbottem) to} the grass, bythe] weekly mulebing, 
whichias so ‘fines andy sod short,,and: onerhalfn: toJoné, meh high, thatiit 
soon; disappears, instead of, remaining an/unsightly and hay-¢olouned 
brown: for cmost of! the!/season under, the, grass ;butjalso/by anewing 
frequently; the|short;clippings disappearing in;two, or, three hours,slres 
turned \toythe soil’ ally it; produced -andjnothing more. (da, other] words, 
thes matetials ;abstracteds from), the soil, entering,into the fermation.6F 
red-top and white clover,hwere-everyo week entiely returnedsto the, soil, 
not.partially, ascim the-case of scythe cutting, where the, longest, pact(is 
gathéred: and carriéd | away’) but the, whole/and! entire;proeduce of;the 
lawnpsyean aften years isireturnedito’ ther ground. free: ‘from sweeds,,and 
stimulus; thus entirely, super seding |the; necessity, of) any other, dressing 
om manure ;,whilé ineréasing annually, the depth, -verdure, and jsoftnes: 
ofthe avin. ‘with anease) and, success] unparalleled, -besides!, the, guent 
écononiy im-timesin; haying no, grass! to, gather andiearny away. codossT 
of \have‘now tried this,weekly grass:dressing :for | two: lyears swith the 
rast complete -suecess,and.am, quitesatisfied fitcis the; only, wayto have; 
inv thiss countrys truly! English lawns. <n ‘England, ity amouldy note dO, 
sirice cthe: weekly cuttings: an their | cloudy ; Most climate) “would: not 
disappear ; ue: in our hot ya hehe they all; vonniph 3 AN @ few /hours 
on: SO ) pe on ott ory MOVE rf [too ne 326 rd it po Lox 1B =£ scr’ g 10 
s ‘Ro. flor thisy: one/ must, hehe in cea ithe, grass, ranstl he jcut “atleast 
once anweek otherwise it would beso long that; it, would fallin piles-an¢ 
furrows, and ;by heating: destroy: the, Jawnjunderhéathe.o It sometimes 
may happen, even in-cutting oncea: week, that,after yeny, moist weather, 
the cut grass)clies), rather) too sthick in: rROTHE, ok an 380, ati mustobe 

seattered fin dispersed. with & broom. ) ole asw desl odT tani 
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Rio LR Par ad aor ot Sa Pam) Rae ; jssuQ Y9 ae 
“HORTICULTURAL, ‘EXHIBIDION, “AD. THE, GED 20 
2 PALACES; pe Hf bY: ona J of 15 reb1sy 
i Safin of: Dahlias: ae Bruibl owas diels ‘hereroh Wednesday yand — 
Thursday, theeh9th and 20th ult;:andy donsidér ing thé’season;:was well 
attended. The fruit, amongewhich) the /mis¢dllaneous! collectionshbexhit - 
hited by. Mr. Bailey;: ‘of Shar deloesy aM: HendersonyoficTreritham,oand - 
