344 FLOWER-GARDEN GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. [Nov. 



not subject to be stagnated or over-flooded during win- 

 ter. When this and next month are mild, autumn 

 plantings are frequently as sure as those of the spring. 

 But the precarious state of the seasons is not to be 

 depended upon, therefore avoid large plantings of any 

 kind, and more especially of delicate roses, the roots 

 of which are apt to rot off except they have been pre- 

 viously grown in pots. Nothing can be more injurious 

 to a plant at this season particularly, than to bed its 

 roots in mortar, by which the tender fibres either perish 

 or are cramped ever afterwards. The soil at time of 

 planting should be so friable as not to adhere to the 

 spade, which is a good rule in planting at any season, 

 or in any soil. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



Carry out of the garden all decayed leaves and litter 

 of every description, cutting down any weeds that re- 

 main. Collect all the stakes and rods that have been 

 supporting plants ; tie them up in bundles for the use 

 of next year, and put them under cover. Look over 

 every part of the garden, and see that nothing has 

 been omitted in the way of covering or other protec- 

 tion. The sashes that are to be used on the frames 

 should be perfectly whole, every interstice in the glass 

 puttied, and all ready for use when occasion may re- 

 quire. Attend to all plants in pots, and give them gen- 

 tle waterings as they stand in need ; but never during 

 the time the soil is frozen about their roots. 



