NOVEMBER. * 351 



Cinerarias. — Give the plants plenty of growing room, and pot room 

 also, if large specimens are required. The plants must be grown near 

 the glass, in good pits, if it is indispensable they should be dwarf when 

 bloomed, and only removed to the greenhouse when they are in flower. 



Cucumbers. — Push on the winter crop by stimulating them witli a 

 brisk bottom and top heat, to get them well established before the dark 

 days of winter. Keep the vines thin, and expose them well to the sun 

 to gain strength. Should mildew make its appearance, dust the infected 

 leaves with dry sulphur, and well air the house, keeping up a brisk 

 temperature at the same time. 



Dahlias. — The roots may now be taken up and stored in some dry 

 place for the winter, secure from frost. See that names are firmly 

 attached to the roots. Late saved seed will require care in drying. 



Hardi) Fruit. — There will now be leisure time in this department to 

 attend to the making of new, or the renewal of old, fruit tree borders, 

 and no better season can be selected. Whatever is attempted in the 

 way of new bordei's, bear in mind that a thorough drainage, not merely 

 pipe drainage, but some two or three feet of rubble over them, is indis- 

 pensible. Wherever a damp or retentive subsoil has to be dealt with, 

 let the borders, too, be elevated sufficiently near the wall to give them 

 a good slope from it ; the width will depend on circumstances ; the 

 depth not more than two feet or 30 inches ; the soil good fresh pasture 

 loam, if you can get it, or the nearest approach to it, mixing \vith it a 

 small proportion of road scrapings, or other gritty materials, when the 

 loam is heavy and close, or a little very rotten leaf mould, though great 

 care should be taken in applying anything like manure. Apples^ 

 Pears, and all kinds of hardy fruits may now* be planted. Let us renew 

 our advice here about careful drainage, and the well trenching of old 

 soils before planting. New soils, including fresh broke-up turf, should 

 likewise be trenched, and a good portion of the turf chopped small, 

 placed round the roots of newly planted trees. Secure from high w^inds 

 directly planting is done, and mulch the space over the roots, when they 

 may be left for the winter. 



Eolhihocks. — Keep these rather dry, remove any dead foliage as they 

 appear. Late struck cuttings require to be wintered in a little mild 

 heat. Early struck plants should have plenty of root room. 



Kitchen Garden. — There is little to do here, except to attend to the 

 young vegetables lately raised for furnishing the spring crops. These 

 should be kept fully exposed, whenever the weather is mild, to keep 

 them hardy for the winter. On the approach of frost, a batch of Endive 

 and Cauliflowers may be lifted and transferred to frames for protection 

 in frosty weather, and all the spare frames may be filled with Lettuce, 

 Parsley, and other herbs for winter use. This should be done before 

 the weather becomes sufficiently severe, that they may get somewhat 

 established. Lay down early Broccoli and Cauliflower forming their 

 heads, for more easily protecting them during frosty weather. 



Melons. — This delicious sunnner Iruit is not at this season to be 

 obtained of good quality, from want of the due amount of sun to bring 

 them to perfection. They may, however, even at this late season, be 

 ripened of a tolerable flavour when grown in pits heated by hot vvater. 



