594 THE GREEN-HOUSE. [NOV. 



ORDINARY WORK. 



Rake and carry away out of the walks, borders, and lawns, the 

 fallen leaves of trees and other rubbish ; stake and tie up any large 

 new planted trees, to prevent their being rocked about by the wind, 

 and lay mulch, long litter, or leaves, around the roots of such as are 

 rather tender, to protect them from frost. 



Place small stakes and bass-mats, or evergreen branches, bound 

 around such plants of the hydrangea hortensis, prunus lauro-cerasus, 

 China and Otaheite roses, &c., as you have planted out in warm, 

 well-sheltered borders. Many plants that are commonly kept in 

 green-houses would abide during winter in the open ground if thus 

 protected ; but this should not be done till the keen frosts are just 

 commencing. 



Dress gravel-walks, and mow grass-walks and lawns, after which 

 roll them with a heavy roller, which will render the surface firm, 

 smooth, and neat during winter. Observe to do this work in dry 

 open weather. Some people break up their gravel walks at this 

 season, and throw them in ridges to lie so all winter, under an idea 

 of destroying weeds, &c. ; but as this renders walks unserviceable at 

 a time when a foot can scarcely be set with pleasure on any other 

 part of the ground, and that a turning in spring would answer the 

 end proposed, this practice ought to be abandoned. 



Lay roses and other shrubs for propagation, and in the early part 

 of the month take off well rooted layers, and dig up suckers of de- 

 sirable kinds, which plant immediately where wanted, or into nur- 

 sery-rows, to obtain age and strength. 



Turn your compost heaps of every kind and spread them so thin 

 that the frosts may penetrate to the very bottoms of them ; let the 

 lumps be well broken, and all parts properly mixed. 



Provide materials and make new composts, agreeably to the direc- 

 tions given in the preceding part of this work, in order to have them 

 ready for use in the ensuing year ; for the longer they are in a state 

 of preparation, and the more effectually incorporated, the better will 

 all sorts thrive which may be planted therein. 



THE GREEN-HOUSE. 



In the beginning of this month all the hardy exotic plants which 

 have been permitted to remain abroad till this time, but which re- 

 quire protection in winter, should be removed into the green-house, 

 or into the other places destined for their preservation. In the 

 middle States, the viburnum tinus, hydrangea hortensis, prunus 

 lauro-cerasus, magnolia grandiflora, China and Otaheite roses, lager- 

 stroemia indica, daphne odora, aucuba japonica, double flowering 

 pomegranate, double stocks and wall-flowers, cyclamen, belladonna 

 and Guernsey lilies, with several other shrubby and herbaceous 



