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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
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over them, as much to keep them dry as to preserve them 
frost 
from:sudden VEGETABLES, 
while weeds ar will m effectually extirpate 
und on better ir ee crops, tea a pee re penne 
ff. An ot well cleaned now will remai 
between the a 
_ Thin out to 
Two hoeings 
them, oa be fo ae 
uire rak 
wo bate the hoe should be em Eplovel ivencns sh 
whether aes are weeds or not. about six inches 
ay winter Spinach, and T distance. ie 
tinue to gather sake Ho for pickling, i remove all failing crops 
” CABBAGE.—Contint o plant out for Coleworts until sufficient 
ground ef cceuped, “reserving arent « of room | for go a ugust-sown 
a 
nts ; they 
arg sche ares ine ches apart 
the ir a growth, and wai Sl chen both ieine ant hardier for 
icin of the August-sown, when they have made 
two devioch | leaves, aoe be pricked out in the most sheltered place ; 
they may survive if a mild winter —s oe if some Fern is 
spread over them during frost ; sons ners may either be pricked 
out in eee r in a box, and placed in the — rf pit; ora portion of one 
light may be prepared for their eae ey that is, by pe the 
Cucumber nol sone planting them in it at three inches a 
ace fine opportunities for earthing-up, rahe but 
sttie ate 
LETT tab saat be planted out to stand the winter under fences or 
in other sheltered situations. 
ONIONS will be ready to draw, if it has not been. done. 
any thick-necked ones should be 
first ; never ~ off any of the coatings, to bruise them, if pee 
As soon as they are perfectly dry, they should be tied up in rop 
hes and: — ed in a dry airy = Pa 
Por. 
In storing, 
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—Take up as soon as ripe, that is, when the haulm 
tops ar vg cayed. Any intended for seed sho uld be exposed to the 
oath for sabe days previously to storing away. it way of pre- 
rving Fae is that which will keep them most effectually dry and 
t; if a dry cellar is possessed, nothing will be re- 
pestis 
quired ; if pitted out of doors, choose a dry situation ; and pasa ae 
—— es are dry, 1: em in a narrow ridge, then over them 
upon this p lace a layer of soil, tak 
and u oil, 
sidge. ” which will form a drain for the water below the surface wee 
the roots are laid. 
s ean —The winter crop may be sown in the first week, if it has 
been delayed.—(See last month. ae 
g 
rt readily from the tree, o' 
if, on cutting one through the middle, the seeds are becoming brown, 
they may be taken. 
cv! are quite ri rawberry ru 
planted. Examine Vines, poe eee: last aia. 
FLOW eres 
s.— Vai s hardy me 
ANNUA will stand as 
winters without Seiad on. 0. 04 fiientag tats, introduced b: 
the London et ovoral Society , and through ™ ae hk 2 that 
yu racteage 7 ma y beautife ul, and we ell s pur- 
pom they will flow g I 
ta 
a pad ie ring 
es and the summer flowers. A poo aan an a ah 
Clarkias, two sorts, pink and white ; Collinsias, bhue an aif white ; 
<nothera bifrons, pink and crimson ; Ne emdphilas, two kinds, beau- 
iful blue and white ; Gilias, blue and various-co disp Leptosi- 
8, &c. 
AURICULA: ards the end of the month, ay or later, 
cording to rosa soba a oe ‘weather, these must be ced in their 
—_— os rrorme but they ras receive oa the ae oS int pee: 
pi er ig them from eg 'y rains and frost; the turf-pit will be 
found the ey place for the 
Cacrus.—Early in the month oy which have stood out after flow- 
ba Me taken in, a e but little water. 
EMUMS. cena their shoots neatly tied, and do not 
allow ay to — for water. 
HINA RosEs.—Cuttings taken off now, and’ treated as recom 
mente se last mi onth for wags will make blooming plants early next 
ac- 
wat aueuOnAnAs.— Offsets of the herbaceous kinds may now be taken 
off and potted in small ay using turfy loam for them. 
Caner ATIONS. ane t month. 
Dasnnias will require constant attention ; children may catch the 
—— ‘ rch for ae Sr yemove “decaying flowers. After 
ne see ate tipi. ey sho taken out di 
re rote tet iy oa t directly, or they are apt 
Eve sof B ox, Thri ift 0 or Sea-Daisy, Gentian 
ae ben made e new or repaired ; beat the 
sagainet very firm w 
ella, and Saxifrage 
: Sixgieang fareamae Crocuses, Pe pres tp , Dog’s-tooth Violets,CrownImpe- 
any that are out of the ground must. be planted 
without Rag 8. Miey i may be set ra Maes to three ae ptbong a 
cording to the size and stre oe he bulbs. In sy as 
 iaeage aa new bulbs are formed poss easton above p Bape ery one, peidhen 
ngs ‘esa a uareally erin earer the et and renders their re planting 
very bt or he ako igh 
fete may now be taken up, and, after 
immediately they are ri 
ct and best rate wil be eckc chia 
d allow no 0 disorderly 
, SEEDs.—Gather any are. kinds 
plants the most perfe 
eep walks and borders as neat as p 
rowths for the want of ay tying. 
small heaps 
keep longer and 
est material to lay 
s Fern, or Straw peter dry and 
touching each other, fill- 
pore a fru w ~~ — be gr = a little before 
ing up between them with the sand until the vessels are 
full, when sc may be sag ag 
or ane other 
e 
time. Anyc 
hav 
ke seeping kind nie tended for enki should a ss 
VEGETABLES. 
CaB —Towards the a Ben the month some of the gi 
Pears een — be planted rma ric 
via hp rvan: ‘ood eg ts in dic aoe the 
also be planted 
and ‘before “th 1ey Salen g tn enough to 
c cows: ak Foren pe Fo every intermediate one may fot drawn 
‘or present use, gent the others for cabbaging. The aining 
ones should be pricked out from the seed-bed, three inches ‘apart, on 
ash mes red border, either to inne in spring-or ie vacancies. 
LIFLOWER.— Wa - 9 for slugs on the last mn, or they will 
soon 5 deter — plan 
ETTUCE.—The Aug wn will now be fit for transplanting 
under the shelter of a whe at at the foot of a wall, or fence, or in any 
situation where they will be partially protected, and have light dry 
soil, 
Ontons.—Keep seed-beds free from weeds. 
PARSNEPS AND Carrots should be taken up when their tops have 
urned yellow, and the roots must not be aga 7 lifting. a 
re way is to open a wide trench on one side the piece and 
trench them out. 
PoraTors.—Continue to take up in sheep weather ; those 
intended for peed should be kept where they can be occasionally 
turned, to preve t their r growing as much as S pos ible. 
Beit kon H. Mat 37 + +h 
Earth-up Celery during fine dry we mera Sas Sie r dig any 
ground as soon as vacant, preparing it in*the best pnt for the 
crop next pean unless the land is a, “ight and pores, in 
= ch bose manure ‘added now would be in a great measure filtered 
away before spring. 
FR : 
Commence pruning Gooseberry and Currant bushes ; towards the 
nd of the month they may also be eaneptat ted. nik rc ii ae a 
ee is a rich deep loam, on ad <2 oe although th 
n any soil. sea should have ong ge manure 2 dg i in st 
hem every second er third y ee “gin ing Gooseberries those 
tntendel to produ: nai large fruit for exhibition as have their young 
wood cut out very thin, Pe ne so rtened back about half its length ; 
but others intended to p eavy crops phen have the young 
— ee a is tena py po out apt SCH eg of the tree, 
mee» ranches that cross nt lose a other. Few 
uce. such fine C ket-gardeners, 
which is ‘attributable in a great measure, :. the inferior — of 
ing purs e best plan is, after the head of the bush is 
Z 
fort me by veral main branches rise by pom pe 
tances of six or cia | inches from each other, to prune the laterals 
side bran — s produc ar back to - or two eyes; the 
y year 
nae: att “thick, should be th 
spurs, if d aie and the 
leaders we about half their length, first pean the direction 
of the bud yo 0) to, which should point outwards; t 
is of consequence, tw p the heart of the bushes open, and 
must be attended to when shortening back = eberrics. Those 
pendu ri bit m age c a bud on the upper side of the 
branch ; indeed, in every kind ~ ¢ pruning a nay of the 
terminal eye. is of oaer importance. C arcely be pruned 
too close. As soon as th Seca are ve eal em, and 
spread the ashes beneath the bus hes ti i 
The branches 
of Black Currants may be thinned out, ve not shortened. Lay in 
fompr 
if required opagati on 
Top- dress Strawberry-beds with well- ae dung. 
OWER 
All plants which r, ret ction Should b e placed in the col 
pit this month, which, = Setuiods management, 
number. The pot: 
are plunged the roo rms 
will — get in, — corel bier ba aan. rani 6 stuahes this be 
done or not, w must be tee 1g y, and always on fi 
pagnsctntoy mind baat 
damp than tet Sak: if kept d 
them all- the exposure possible, only exclu 
. Covers of the same size as those used in summer 
(which must now be stored by) should ey prepared to be thatched 
with straw, over which a layer of fern or long litter may be spread i 
severe weather. 
Burrs of any kind intended for flowering in the windows di vid 
es w be potted. L nedeed soil be 
prepared early 
fore a will ae The beds should be 18 inches 
— mere he ed, 
EMuUMs trained against the e cottage s! d be — 
spread out nena tine flowering in the window must yoo plenty o: 
aroleecs PERENNIALS eee Iris, Phlox, and Lychnis, 
may now be divided for i increase rep! them arrange t 
kin to their height, wot and time of flowerin, 
a 7g where this is attended to, will assume an appearan 
of ‘regularity, and prese cag a constant succession of flowers throughout 
of paramount importance, although sadly 
neglected 
in all garden: 
HotiyHocks and ‘ois biennials should now be planted in 
preference to spring, attending to the last paragraph respecting 
arrangeme! 
nea ene ge Cardinalis and Fulgens sometimes rot during the 
t, toavoid ‘this they may now be divided wo olan 
small acre or planted thick in larger ones, and protec’ 
Ceuta 
ge EF 
Parsee garden w be pruned and the oS ee 
removed. In prunin myang ney 2 pe eye two or three inch 
from the origin ante the Pere seal Re bust-growing kinds should 
not be pru 
: strong 
on the surface * eaty ‘he — length, of ga yeahe Rose for Ht 
stance, will thro ering 
Thrift and nie edgings mn may ‘alle planted. Dystroy weeds, and 
keep the walks and other p the garden neat and — ’Pro- 
tect any choice flowers, - cual jons Heartsease, from heavy 
rains. 
NOVEMBER. 
This is the pest month in the year for pruning or tra 
sod te of fruit-trees and bushes is sad: ly 
ost ens, trees often —. 
— a — orm of cro cir had branches, ee ing 
seasons great n 
na in pwns Falling: entirely Desde by their — 
trable shade, permitting noth neath them. 
Das : 
fore, t 
ing vill do well to le = yearly, at this season, the wea 
all sig es that cross each 
other, seein the neni aa bushes regular and uniform, 
and open in ge cent : 
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de hoc ek os iaesaly ta 
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they will find, nevertheless, that wd have done a grea 
ood, which will apparent in the 
deal of g be a increased 
health = fruitfulness of their trees. "ater. standards have 
become old, this thinning and regulating is all that is re- 
quired ; but pruning sh be commenced i Repel 
stage of a tree’s growth, f it becomes necessary to re- 
by it, and it tells of 
oung main 
one career of the 
» wala be much 
ned 
tin in th manne 
oe ta m. Dwarf 
of the best kinds, should also be procured 
Ht be trained ike pyramids, that is, one straight stem made 
merous side branches up its whole length 
by parr "healed it back ; i e branches are ti 
down to each Gener, m 
weeping form; by this means som 
pu be Sees ‘0 aN ee He without erect ni! much 
a caame ful if se 
ve 
Pea 
which bound: hickctor ned “ © thinning out the 
to be done | 
now, 
and eat 
admit being partly filled up w with néee , brickbats, or 
some aad rial that will prevent the roots penetrating ud: 
into the oper and serve as draining a 
two feet w 
will soueithate: to the heal 
ing state ata here earli 
dee the ie of the 
should be: ned at the time of plantin g,a 
7 aid out ¢ aefuly ; is, may se 
the 
e sufficient nares of soil. This 
of the trees, ties 
“preeation 
m to 
terially im- 
ong tae roetis if any, 
_— the others 
vi 3 
1 round 
m ae rnd any es stablished - unfrnitful, trees may be 
treated i in th manner, which will cause them imme- 
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you to dig and crop near the 
and any mulching with dung, o 
necessary, 
is sure to evs ue a eeeat yess tes certainty of the 
range of the It cannot be too strongly borne in 
mind in lifting hos that iti is the smal! roots which chiefly iy 
supply no chem he plant; too mu 
therefore, be taken to picts —_ from injury in the 
Piripoe: and the little additiorial labour this may cost 
over ng them careless 
a crop » of fk fruit a season meiliat;” or, it aS . 
cess in the operation » Unless the tree \ick wit 
wood, there is no necess ity for removi Sages Sor ac- 
count o Poids: shay or, at least, bry as cd as miay 
the loss of roots, which, with 
hen the trees have 
aki 
m ; 
also, for planting i e: if a young layer 
is to be planted, the soil should be light and rich, and 
precautions taken as recommended fore to prevent the 
‘oots penetratin ‘ yond the sun *3 in : 
in 
wood ore ‘moderate’ 
et kt is the best system 
oor Grapes, “that j = tite: only one or two eyes | tes 
wood o in branel and a few 
eu year's w 
rods, four or five e we sie a situations where it 
xpedient to rep’ n old shoot fi 
oa e future time, which should always be 
dered, as by this s your Vine may be 
ith young, healthy, fruit-beari rane 
the space intended to be cov is c 
young wood at the end of the main ‘stems 
leave ; 
gain time; 0 
gardener would, | 
of the Vine ‘ill beconte ae Sere ; 
upper eyes 0 
ones feebly : endeavour } 
