OCT 



400 



OCT 



KITCHEN-GARDEN. 



Angelica, sow. — Asparagus - beds, 

 dress, e.; for forcing, plant. — Balm, 

 plant. — Beet take up for storing, e. ; 

 Borecole, plant, b. ; earth up, &c. — Bur- 

 net, plant. — Cabbages, prick out, &c. ; 

 plant for seed. — Cardoons, earth up. — 

 Carrots, take up to store. — Cauliflowers, 

 prick out in frames. — Celery, earth up. 

 — Chives, plant. — Coleworts, plant. — 

 Cress (Water), plant. — Cucumbers, plant 

 to force. — Dill, sow. — Dung, prepare 

 for hot-beds. — Earthing-up. attend to. 

 — Endive, attend to; blanch, &c. — Fen- 

 nel, plant. — Garlic, plant, e. — Herbary, 

 dress. — Horse-Radish, plant. — Hyssop, 

 plant. — Jerusalem Artichokes, stir, e. — 

 Leaves, fallen, remove continually. — 

 Leeks, plant, b.; hoe, &c., advancing 

 crops. — Lettuces, prick out, e. — Mint, 

 plant. — Mushroom-beds, make ; attend 

 to those in production. — Nasturtium 

 Berries, gather as they ripen. — Onions, 

 attend to those in store, plant for seed. 

 — Parsley, cut down, b.; (Hamburgh), 

 is fit for use. — Parsnips, take up for 

 storing, e. ; leave or plant out for seed. 

 — Pennyroyal, plant. — Potatoes, dig up, 

 e. — Rhubarb, sow. — Rosemary, plant. — 

 Rue, plant. — Sage, plant. — Salsafy is in 

 perfection; take up for storing. — Savory, 

 plant. — Savoys, plant for seed. — Scor- 

 zonera is in perfection ; take up for 

 storing. — Seeds, gather as they ripen. — 

 Shallots, plant, e. — Small Salading, 

 sow. — S/)mac/i,thin, &c. — Stir between 

 rows of plants. — Tansy, plant. — Tar- 

 ragon, plant. — Thinning, attend to. — 

 Thyme, plant. — Turnips, plant for seed ; 

 hoe young crops. — Vacant ground, 

 trench, drain, &c. 



ORCH.\RD. 



Berberries, gather.— Chestnuts, gather. 

 — Currants and Gooseberries, plant ; 

 prune ; cuttings plant. — Fig Trees, pro- 

 tect when leaves are olf. — Fruit Trees, 

 for forcing, plant in pots or in hot-house. 

 — Gathering apples and pears, finish. 

 — Grapes, ripe, gather and hang up, e. ; 

 bag on the vines. — Layers of figs, fil- 

 berts, mulberries, vines, &c., make ; 

 those of last year take up and plant. — 

 Medlars, gather, e. — Planting may be- 

 gin generally, e. — Pruning, commence, 

 6. — Quinces, gather, e. — Raspberries, 

 prune and plant, if leaves have fallen. 

 — Ridge up ground after pruning is 

 finished. — Services, gather, e. — Stones 

 of cherries and plums, sow. — Strawber- 



ries, dress ; plant. — Trench and prepare 

 ground for planting. — Wall-fruit and 

 espaliers generally, begin to prune, 

 e. — Walnuts, gather. — Water, give 

 abundantly at the time of planting. 



FLOWER GARDEN. 



Anemones, plant. — Annuals, done 

 flowering, pull up ; sow hardy, b. — 

 Auriculas, move to sunny shelter ; pro- 

 tect from rain and snow; remove dead 

 leaves; slip. — Bulbous roots, plant; 

 those in flower protect; place in water 

 glasses. — Carnation layers, plant in 

 pots, e. — Chrysanthemum cuttings, finish 

 planting. — Climbers, plant. — Compost, 

 prepare. — Cuttings, plant. — Dahlias, 

 protect in flower ; begin to take up roots 

 to dry and store as the leaves decay, e. 

 — Edgings, trim. — Evergreens, plant; 

 trim. — Fibrous-rooted plants, transplant 

 where required ; divide roots. — Grass, 

 mow and roll. — Gravel, weed and roll. 

 Green-house plants, remove from bor- 

 ders to the house. — Hedges, trim; plant; 

 plash. — Hoe and Rake, as required. — 

 Layers, make ; they will have to remain 

 twelve months. — Leaves, gather as they 

 fall, and store for composts. — Mignio- 

 nette, shelter. — Pipings of Pinks, &c., 

 finish planting to remain. — Planting, 

 generally, may be done. — Potting, per- 

 form as required ; dress old potted 

 plants. — Primulas, all this genus (Poly- 

 anthus, &c.) may be propagated by slips. 

 — Prune, generally. — Ranunculuses, 

 plant. — Seedlings, shelter. — Seeds, fin- 

 ish gathering. — Suckers, remove and 

 plant out. — Trench vacant ground. — 

 Tuberous-rooted plants insert, especially 

 Pajonies. — Turf may be laid. 



HOT-HOUSE. 



Air, admit freely every fine day. — 

 Bark-beds, renovate in fruiting stoves 

 and succession house. — Fires must be- 

 gin to be lighted where the old flue 

 system is followed, e. — Flowering 

 Sfirubs in pots, introduce for winter 

 blooming. — Glass, Flues, 4-c., repair, if 

 not done last month. — Pines, remove 

 into fruiting stoves, b.; Crowns plant, 

 if required. — Roses, introduce for 

 Christmas blooming. — Shifting into 

 larger pots may be done. — Water nhout 

 twice weekly. 



GREEN-HOUSE. 



Air, give freely daily, and at night, 

 if temp, not so low as 35^. — Camellias, 

 bud. — Earth, give fresh before return- 



