410 SEASONAL REMINDERS 



bud artichokes should be separated and set fully three feet 

 apart. Onions may still be sown in the early part of the 

 month, and shallots should be divided and set. Some beans 

 may be risked, and English peas sown for winter crop. A 

 few cauliflowers may be tried and cucumbers planted in pots 

 for the hotbeds next month. The following vegetables 

 should be sown: Carrots, corn salad, chervil, Brussels 

 sprouts, broccoli, beets, endive, kohl-rabi, kale, lettuce, 

 leeks, mustard, parsley, parsnip, radish, roquette, spinach, 

 Swiss chard, salsify. Some cabbage and a few cauliflowers 

 should be added to the list. 



Turnips should be sown for succession every two weeks 

 until April or May. The celery should be kept growing and 

 banking up commenced. This is an excellent time to plant 

 the na.w strawberry bed. Make the bed rich with well- 

 rotted manure and select good, healthy sets. The Michel's 

 Early and Cloud are probably the most popular varieties 

 for general planting, and should be set in alternating rows. 



NOVEMBER 



Flower seeds and bulbs may be planted this month of 

 the same varieties as in October. Cuttings of all the 

 herbaceous plants should ' be made and potted, for use 

 in the house and for the borders next season. The cold- 

 frames should also be put in order. Some of the bulbs 

 for winter forcing should be selected and potted. One 

 of the best Louisiana gardeners recommends the follow- 

 ing treatment: Select good, strong bulbs and plant them 

 in rich, light soil, in five inch pots, covering them about 

 half an inch. Water well and bury the pots six or 

 eight inches deep in the ground, leaving them there 

 about five weeks, when the bulbs will be found to be 

 well rooted. From this time gradually expose to the 

 light, and they will soon put forth blooms. 



The same vegetables may be sown as for October, 

 and the late cabbage seed planted. The Flat Dutch and 

 Drumhead strains are prime favorites. New sowings of 

 peas, turnips, mustard and radishes should be made, 

 and the hotbeds prepared and set out to cucumbers. 

 Too much care can not be taken that the manure should 

 be in the best condition possible, so that a good supply 

 of heat can be depended upon. The cucumbers planted 

 last month will be ready now for setting in the hotbeds, 

 and a winter crop forced. 



