NOVEMBER. 



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NOVEMBER. 



care, as the bulbs are impatient of damp 

 during winter. Those beginning to go off 

 must have scarcely any water, and as soon 

 as the leaves are matured, it should be 

 entirely withheld, and the pots turned on 

 their sides for the winter. 



Jonquils in Pits. These are also beauti- 

 ful and effective if half a dozen or a dozen 

 are planted in a single pot ; otherwise they 

 are too insignificant. The beautiful large 

 double and single sweet-scented can be 

 bought from is. to 33. a dozen. The 

 culture of this deliciously scented flower is 

 precisely the same as that which is des- 

 cribed for the hyacinth and the narcissus. 



Narcissuses and Polyanthuses in Pit. 

 These rank only second to the hyacinth 

 for decorative purposes, and totally eclipse 

 it in richness of perfume. They require 

 similar culture to the hyacinth, and will 

 flower in water, sand, moss, &c., but do 

 best in soil. 



Snowdrops in Pit. These must not be 

 overlooked. The best way to succeed 

 with them in pots is to take up patches 

 entire out of the garden, place them in 

 pots, and bring them forward on a warm 

 shelf or with a very gentle bottom heat. 

 Accustomed to the companionship of the 

 biting blast and the cold snow, they will 

 not endure much heat ; but gentle, patient 

 treatment will generally be rewarded in 

 due time by the unfolding of their spotless 

 tiny bells. 



Temperature^ &*<:., of Hothouse. Re- 

 move every dead leaf and flower as soon 

 as they appear ; water in the morning for 

 the next three months ; keep a tempera- 

 ture of 65 ; frequently change the arrange- 

 ment of the plants, and only admit air in 

 fine weather. 



Tulips in Pit. Tulips in pots require 

 similar treatment to hyacinths. The 

 earliest are the single and double Van 

 Thols ; but any of the early single varieties 

 will force. 



November. Kitchen Garden, 

 Work in. 



Artichokes ', Globe. A good mulching of 

 leaves will be of considerable benefit to 

 these in protecting the crowns from the 

 frost. Let the ends of the leaves be ex- 

 posed, and let them be killed. If a good 

 cordon of leaves grows round the collar of 

 each, they will stand better and come in 

 earlier. 



Asparagus. If not already done, this 

 should be cut down, and the beds dressed 

 with very rotten dung, which may be 

 forked in or not ; it signifies but little, as 

 its fertilising qualities will be washed into 

 the ground during the winter, and the rest 

 will be so pulverised as to fork in all the 

 easier in March ; but previous to manuring, 

 all weeds should either be removed, or 

 completely covered by the dressing. 



Asparagus, New Beds of. If it is in- 

 tended to make new beds, no better time 

 can be chosen than the present for trenching 

 the ground. If done now, the new surface 

 will be exposed to atmospheric influences 

 the whole winter long, and, if frequently 

 turned, will bfe in fine condition for planting 

 the following April. 



Beans. On light ground and sunny 

 borders, these may also be put in without 

 fear of failure. Without such advantages, 

 autumn sowing of them is not to be gene- 

 rally recommended ; the true purpose of 

 it is to have crops a trifle earlier than they 

 would be by deferring the sowing till 

 February ; but the loss during the winter 

 conterbalances the advantages in other 

 respects, and sowing now may be left to 

 those who have plenty of room. 



ffeans, Runner. Purl up these, as they 

 will produce nothing more this season ; the 

 haulm may be pulled off the sticks ; or, if 

 all pulled up together, the leaves will soon 

 drop off, and the haulm dry, when all may 

 be chopped up together for firewood, or tied 

 in faggots and kept for many useful pur- 



