. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . f clay and let it dry. Laytliereon a ton of bone-dust—say 7 or 8 quarters: it shouldmot be coarse, but need not be dust; if boiled orburned, so much the more favourable tor the efficiency offtJie af t£r operations. Pour water on the heap for a day ortwi> as long as any is .absorbed—then flatten it down, and laya lot of ashes round the edges—tl^mplo them firm. Pouron gradually 6 or 7 cwt. of sulphuric acid—four or five of theordinary carboys. It should be poured into jugs, .andthrown from the jugs on to the bones. The slowness o
. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . f clay and let it dry. Laytliereon a ton of bone-dust—say 7 or 8 quarters: it shouldmot be coarse, but need not be dust; if boiled orburned, so much the more favourable tor the efficiency offtJie af t£r operations. Pour water on the heap for a day ortwi> as long as any is .absorbed—then flatten it down, and laya lot of ashes round the edges—tl^mplo them firm. Pouron gradually 6 or 7 cwt. of sulphuric acid—four or five of theordinary carboys. It should be poured into jugs, .andthrown from the jugs on to the bones. The slowness of thisplan, as well as its safety, is a recommendation. It willboil, and fume, and effervesce, and you had better stand toV^Indwardof it. Before night it will be quiet, and, if still\ wet, it should have the ashes closely packed .around may be mixed with the heap in a day or two, and itwill be fit for the drill in a fortnight. If a smaller quantityis required, it may bo made of the same proportions in a(:ask or in a slate iilid strain, Is. and is. Od. per packet. ?.1 I ? in-T packet. I , , , ;MXijQ receipt of I n , i 11, Somerset. Buttons Grass Seeds for all Soils. QUTTON AND SONS Are now prepared to make special quotations for their superior MIXTURES PERMANENT other purposes. Apply, stating quantity required, andnature of soil to be laid down, to SOTTOH & Sons, Reading.
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