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In the month of October, the herb beds should be ex- 

 amined. Lavender, Rosemary, and other tender plants, 

 should be taken up, potted, and placed in a frame or green- 

 house for the Winter. Thyme, Hyssop, Winter Savory, 

 Southern wood, Sage, Rue, and the like, will require their 

 tops to be neatly dressed ; and Pot Marjoram, Burnet, 

 Tarragon, Tansey, Pennyroyal, Sorrel, Chamomile, Fennel, 

 Horehound, Mint, Lovage, and other kinds of hardy peren- 

 nial herbs, should be cut down close to the ground. 



After this is done, it will be proper to dig lightly, and 

 loosen the ground between the roots of the shrubby plants ; 

 but the beds of close-growing running plants, such as Mint, 

 Running Thyme, and all other creeping herbs, will not well 

 admit of digging; therefore, after the stalks are cut down, 

 and the beds cleared of weeds, dig the alleyo, and strew 

 some of the loose earth evenly over the beds ; and if the 

 ground be rather poor or light, a top dressing of very rotten 

 dung will be of considerable service. 



This dressing will give proper nurture and protection to 

 the roots of the plants, a neat appearance to the garden, and 

 in Spring the shoots will rise with renewed vigour. 



Having finished the catalogue, I proceed to give direc- 

 tions for making the most of a piece of ground well ma- 

 nured for early crops. In the general directions at the com- 

 mencement, I observed that good rich manure was indis- 

 pensably necessary t the production of some particular 

 kinds of vegetables ; it may be further observed, that rich 

 ground will produce two or three valuable crops, but it re- 

 quires some attention to make use of it to the best ad vantage. 

 If the gardener has leisure to dig such ground in March or 

 April, as he intends for Beans, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Egg- 

 plants, or other tender plants, he may raise Radishes, 

 Spinach, Lettuce, or other small Salads on it, by leaving a 

 space for his hills or drills ; or Radish seed may be sown 

 lightly over the beds of Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, &e., but 

 they must not be suffered to run to seed, as this would injure 

 the other plants* When the first crops are gathered, it 

 requires a little consideration before a second is planted, in 

 order that a sufficient quantity of the best ground be 



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