162 CALENDAR AND INDEX. 



OCTOBER. 



Oh Bacchus ! thy Grapes now in bunches hang down; 

 Some press them too freely their " sorrows to drown ;" 

 Let " Temperance in all things " be ever our guide 

 No evil can flow from the generous tide ! 



PREPARE the ground for planting all kinds of hard) fruit 

 trees this month, by digging, trenching, and manuring, 8. 



Gather such varieties of Apples and Pears as are in full 

 growth, both of autumn-eating and winter-keeping kinds ; 

 do it on dry days ; let the keeping sorts lay in heaps, to dis- 

 charge their redundant moisture ; after which convey them 

 to a room adapted for preserving them through the winter ; 

 lay each kind separate, and cover them up with dry straw, 

 a foot or more in thickness, according to the warmness of 

 the room, which will preserve them in good order. 



Prune Currant and Gooseberry bushes ; make new plan- 

 tations, and plant cuttings from these shrubs, prepared as 

 directed in pages 59 and 70. 



Plant the stones of Cherry, Peach. Plum, &c., in drills 

 about two inches deep, for the purpose of raising stocks and 

 for new varieties ; and in temperate climates, kernels of 

 Apple, Pear, Quince, &c., may be sewn in drills about an 

 inch deep for the same purpose. Plant, also, cuttings of 

 hardy trees, suckers of Filberts, &c., 38 and 62. 



Strawberry beds which were planted last month should 

 be kept free from weeds, and if dry weather prevails, they 

 should be occasionally watered, 136. 



Plantings of hardy ti-ees may be commenced toward the 

 end of this month, or soon after the leaves show indications 

 of decay, whether fallen or not, 10. 



Toward the end of this month, or early in the next, all 

 the tender shrubs and vines must be protected, by laying 

 them down and covering them with earth, or by entwining 

 straw or matting around them, 63, 80 and 135. 



In gathering grapes for the dessert Ve careful not to bruise 

 them or disturb the vine ; to avoid which cut off each bunch 

 with a pair of small scissors. 



