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The green and brown curled borecole being very hardy, will re-- 

 quire but little protection ; they may now be taken up and planted 

 in a ridge tolerably close together, and during severe frost covered 

 lightly with straw, this will preserve them sufficiently, and during 

 winter the heads may be cut off as they are wanted for use ; the 

 stems if taken up and planted in rows, us early in March as the 

 weather will admit, will produse abundance of the most delicious 

 sprouts. 



In the southern states, and even in warm soils and exposures in 

 the middle states, borecole will stand the winter in open beds with- 

 out any covering whatever. 



Cauit/lovtera and Broccoli, 



Your late cauliflowers, and broccoli, will now be producing their 

 heads j therefore it will be necessary to break down some of the 

 largest leaves over the flowers, to preserve them from the effects 

 of sun, rain, and IVost. 



Such plants of either sort as are not likely to flower before the 

 commencement of severe frost, should be taken up and planted as 

 recommended in, the first instance for cabbages, where if well pro- 

 tected from wet and frost, they will continue to produce fine flowers 

 all winter. 



Or they may be planted in a dry warm cellar in the same matt- 

 ner as directed for cabbages, where they will also flower in winter j 

 indeed I have had tolerable gop4 ilawsrs from strong plants hung 

 up in a damp warm cellar. 



Preserving Tumefis^ Carrots^ Parsncjis^ J3cets and Salsafy-^ &c. 



Previous to the commencement of severe frost, you should take 

 up with as little injury as possible, the roots of your turneps, car- 

 rots, parsneps, beets, salsafy, scorzonera, Hamburg or large rooted 

 parsley, skirrets, Jerusalem artichokes, turnen^rooted celery, and 

 a sufficiency of horse-radish for the winter consumption ; cut off 

 their tops and expose the roots for a few hours till sufficiently dry. 

 On the surface of a very dry spot of ground in a well sheltered 

 situation, lay a stratum of sand two inches thick, and on this a 

 layer of roots of either sort, covering them with another layer of 

 sand (the drier the better) and so continue layer about of sand and 

 roots till all are laid in, giving the whole on every side a roof-like 

 slope ; then cover this heap or ridge all over with about two inches 

 of sand, over which lay a good coat of drawn straw up and down 

 as if thatching a house, in order to carry off wet and prevent its 

 entering to the roots; then dig a wide trench round the heap and 

 cover the straw with the earth so dug up, to a depth sufficient to 

 preserve the roots effectually from frost. An opening may be 

 made on the south side of this heap, and completely covered with 

 bundles of straw so as to have access to the roots at all times, when 

 wanted either for sale or use. 



Some people lay straw, or hay, between the layers of roots and 

 immediately on the top of them j this I do not approve of, as the 



