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sprinkling of the brown Dutch, Egyptian cos, and hardy cabbage 

 lettuces may be sown among the spinage, and if the winter is any way 

 favourable you may have some good plants from these to transplant 

 early in spring for heading. A few of the early short-top salmon 

 and white turnip-rooted radishes may also be sown among the spi- 

 nage for use in October and November. Sow the seed thinly in 

 drills about eight inches distant from one another, or broad-cast, 

 and treail it in, then rake the ground effectually so as to cover the 

 seed well; or if it be cultivated on a lar;>;e scale it may be harrowed 

 in with a light harrow, wrong end foremost. 



When the plants are up, and have got leaves an inch broad or a 

 little better, thev must be thinned either by hand or hoe to three or 

 four inches asunder, and the weeds effectually cleared away from 

 among them; by this treatment the plants will get stalky, gather 

 strength, and be the better able to stand the winter frosts. 



Lettuces. 



The various kinds of lettuces sown last month should be planted 

 out as early in this as they have attained to a proper size for that 

 purpose; let them be set in beds of good, well prepared ground, 

 about ten inches asunder, and watered immediately, which should 

 be frequently repeated if the weather proves dry. 



In the last week of the month prepare a dry, warm, well shel- 

 tered south border, on which to plant the lettuces sown in the latter 

 part of August, for standing over winter for spring use. Take up 

 the best plants from the seed bed, pick oft" the decayed leaves, trim 

 the ends of their roots, and plant them in rows six inches asunder 

 everyway; if the plants survive the winter every other one may be 

 taken up in spring and planted in new beds, which will give the 

 others abundance of room to grow to the best perfection. They 

 are to be protected during winter as directed in November. Sow 

 more lettuce seed in the first week of this month, to plant out in 

 the beginning of October, for the same purpose. The kinds proper 

 to be sown now are the brown Dutch, Hammersmith hardy green, 

 Egyptian cos, and the hardy cabbage lettuce. Also, about the 

 middle of the month sow another crop of the same kinds, to be 

 planted in frames in October, for their winter preservation. 



To have lettuces in good perfection in November, December, 

 and January, you should, about the latter end of this month, pre- 

 pare one or more beds of rich earth, in a warm part of the garden, 

 where the ground is dry and lies well to the sun. Make the bed 

 or beds the length and width of one or more cucumber frames; 

 plant therein some good plants of your best kinds of heading and 

 cos lettuces, and give them water occasionally till well rooted and 

 growing freely. 



Towards the middle of next month, when the nights begin to 

 grow cold, place the frames and glasses on the beds; keep on the 

 glasses every night; but let them be kept totally oft" in the day 

 time till the November frosts commence; after which vou must be 



