538 THE KITCHEN GARDEN. [OCT. 



inches of one another ; close the earth well about their roots and 

 stems, and give them a moderate watering. When the whole are 

 planted set on your glasses, observing to place one over every patch 

 of plants as above. 



The glasses are to be kept close down for about eight days till the 

 plants have taken fresh root and begin to grow, when they are to be 

 raised on one side and supported with pieces of wood, stone, or brick- 

 bats, &c., about two or three inches thick, or they may be supported 

 with notched wooden pegs or forked sticks, placing them on the south 

 side, one prop under each glass. In this manner they are to remain 

 night and day until the frosts set in ; but if the plants are much 

 advanced in growth before that period, which will seldom be the 

 case, except in the more southern States, it will be proper to set the 

 glasses off in the middle of mild, dry days, but keep them always 

 over the plants at night and in wet or frosty weather ; in keeping 

 the glasses over the plants to defend them from excessive or inces- 

 sant rains, if open mild weather, they must be raised two or three 

 inches on the warmest side, in the manner before observed, to admit 

 a sufficiency of air. 



When the frost sets in, close down the glasses, and keep them so 

 during its continuance; observing on a favorable change to give the 

 plants a little air occasionally, and to pick off any mouldy or decayed 

 leaves. As early in spring as it can be done with safety, plant out 

 the extra plants into other beds similarly prepared, or rather as di- 

 rected in April, leaving only one or two of the best under each glass ; 

 at the same time draw the earth up around the stems of those left, 

 and raise the glasses on props as the plants advance in growth till 

 they become too much confined ; then take off the glasses totally, 

 observing to earth them up occasionally, and finally to treat them as 

 directed in May. 



In places where the winters are somewhat severe, mats or straw 

 should be placed over and around each glass during the prevalence 

 of hard frost. 



This method may be practised successively in warm soils and ex- 

 posures in the middle States ; but it will require more than ordinary 

 care to preserve them in good perfection. 



The late spring sown cauliflowers will now begin to show their 

 heads ; therefore they must . be diligently looked over two or three 

 times a week, to break down some of the inner leaves upon the 

 flowers, which will protect them from sun, frost, and wet, either of 

 which would change their color and cause them to be unsightly. 



Early in this month give a general hoeing and earthing up to all 

 the late planted advancing crops of broccoli, cabbages, savoys and 

 borecole, in order to forward and strengthen their growth as much 

 as possible before winter; likewise to the late cauliflowers and every 

 other of the cabbage tribe. 



