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2102. Carcloons. — Treat in a similar manner. 



2103. Beet. — Get this crop housed or pitted during this month ; It will not 

 stand frost without injurj'. Cut off the leaves without injury to the root, and 

 let them lay a couple of days to heal or callow ; then stow them where they 

 will not mould or damp, but can be protected from frost. 



2104. Carrots. — Treat in a similar manner to beet. It is advisable to get 

 them housed before there is any danger of very severe frost. Young crops to 

 stand the winter should be carefully thinned and hoed between. 



2105. Onions. — The autumn-sown should be treated in a similar manner. 



2106. Leeh ought to be earthed up, if not done before, when they can 

 be taken up as wanted : they will continue to grow in mild weather. 



2107. Parsnips are as well left in the ground till wanted. 



2108. Potatoes, if any are left in the ground till now, should be taken up 

 without delay, and stored, although I have known them keep well in the 

 ground by taking up every other row, and placing an additional layer of earth 

 over each ridge. 



2109. Ttirnips should be hoed and kept clean. 



2 1 10. Scorzoneras, &c., are best left in the ground till wanted. 



21 1 1. Lettuce, if tied up for blanching, should be kept dry if possible, or 

 they will soon rot. The advantage of good cabbaging sorts will be apparent 

 at this time. Some may yet be planted out to stand the winter. 



2112. Endive. — Continue to blanch in succession. If this is done with 

 flowerpots, these, as they are removed, can be placed on others. 



2 1 13. Spinach. — If this has been properly thinned and kept clean, it will 

 continue to grow, the leaves alone being picked for use. If the plants stand 

 nine inches or a foot apart, it will be all the better. 



2 1 14. Broccoli. — Such as ai*e coming in now should be watched. There is a 

 time to cut them, which is ascertained by so doing. Eemove dead leaves, and 

 use the hoe between them. 



2 1 15. Brussels Sprouts, Borecole, and Savoys, are best kept free from dead 

 leaves, which in damp weather become unpleasant. 



21 16. Callage may still be planted out for the next summer's crop ; but the 

 earlier it is done now the better. Use the hoe freely amongt those planted 

 last month : they will be much better for it. 



2117. Caulijlowers. — Stir the soil about those in hand-glasses, and keep the 

 lights off "unless frost compels keeping them on. 



§ 4.— Fruit-Garden. 



«ii8. Let the bulk of kitchen and dessert apples in the fruit-rocm be often 

 looked over to remove decaying fruit. In doing this, be careful not to bruise the 

 others, which would induce early decay. Clear off the remaining leaves from 

 wall-trees ; and now that the greater part of the fruit-tree leaves have fallen, 

 the whole should be cleared off the groimd preparatory to pruning and toi-ning 



