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Currots.—Take up part of the crop and store 
in sand. Clean and thin young crops sown for 
use early in spring. 
Cauliflowers.—Prick out where the plants can 
be protected in winter, either by frames, hand- 
glasses, or hoops and mats. 
Celery.—Continue to earth up. Prepare 
thatched hurdles, or other materials, for pro- 
tecting the plants from frost. 
Chervil may be sown for spring use. 
Chives.—Plant divisions of the roots in patches 
rubbed off. Admit air chiefly when the external 
6 inches apart. 
Corn Salad.—Make the last sowings for winter 
and spring use. 
Cress.—Make the last outdoor sowings. 
the middle of the month sow for succession. 
Endive.—Continue to plant as it is required 
for use. The Curled may be peimened by lay- 
ing tiles over it. 
Garlic.—Towards the end of the month plant 
the cloves, 6 inches apart, in shallow drills 1 foot 
asunder. Reserve part for another plantation 
in the spring; if the soil is damp the whole had 
better be deferred till that season. 
Lettuce.—Transplant under hand-glasses on a 
sloping bed with a southern aspect, or in frames ; 
the main portion of the autumn sowings should 
be planted out on ridges, on sheltered borders, 
and at the foot of walls. 
Nasturtiums.—Gather for pickling. 
Onions.—In wet days look over those stored 
up, and remove any that may be spoiled. 
Potatoes.—Take up and store in narrow ridges. 
Expose the tubers to light as short a time as 
possible. Those intended for sets may, on the 
contrary, be greened in the sun. 
Radishes—A small sowing may be made at 
the end of the month on a south border, to be 
protected in winter. 
Shallots—The same remarks apply to this as 
to Garlic. 
Tomatoes. —Gather fruit and hang up in a 
warm place, or lay them on a hurdle, or on 
wicker-work, in a frame or vinery. They will 
there ripen very well, even if green when 
gathered. 
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Harpy-FruIt DEPARTMENT. 
Most kinds of Apples and Pears will be fit 
for gathering in the course of this month. The 
fruit-room should therefore be prepared to re- | 
ceive them; the finest specimens should be laid 
out singly, others can be more thickly placed. 
As many kinds of Apples become sweaty after 
gathering, it is well to keep the ventilators | for the same purpose, should be put into small 
not fit for gathering. 
THE GARDENER’S ASSISTANT. 
open for a time until this condition is over. 
As a general rule, they should be taken when 
the fruit readily parts from the spur on being 
litted by the hand to a horizontal position. In 
that case the stalk does not break, but separates 
at its junction with the spur. But if it does 
not thus separate, and requires pulling or twist- 
ing to break, the fruit is, with some exceptions, 
Care should be taken not 
to bruise the fruit; it is covered with a sort of 
bloom or waxy matter which ought not to be 
temperature is equal to that inside the room, or 
nearly so. 
Some kinds of Plums, such as Coe’s Golden 
Drop and Ickworth Impératrice, may be laid in 
a dry place for a week, and then wrapped in 
tissue-paper and placed in shallow boxes, in a 
dry room, till required for use in winter. 
Gather Filberts, Medlars, Quinces, and Wal- 
nuts. Dry Filberts on hurdles, for packing in 
jars, with their husks. 
Protect the fruit of late Peaches on walls 
from cold at night. 
Collect soil for fruit-tree borders that require 
to be renewed, or for partial renewal, where 
trees require to be replaced. Planting may be 
commenced as soon as the leaves have dropped, 
but not before, otherwise they evaporate more 
moisture than the roots can replace, and conse- 
| quently the shoots become shrivelled. 
Propagate Gooseberries and Currants by cut- 
tings, taking care to pick out the eyes from the 
lower part of the cutting, and as high up as 
3 inches above the depth to which it will be 
inserted in the soil. Make fresh plantations of 
Raspberries and Strawberries. 
ForcING DEPARTMENT. 
Chicory.—Take up and plant in pots for 
forcing, and cover the crowns closely with an 
inverted pot. 
Endive.—Plant under hand-glasses, or in 
frames. 
Kidney-Beans.—Earth up and place near the 
glass. Give water as they require it, which 
will be more frequently as the plants advanee 
in growth. 
Mushrooms. — Maintain a moist atmosphere 
by sprinkling the paths and other surfaces 
within the house. The temperature of the air 
of the house should be about 55°. 
Cucumbers. —Seed sown for winter produce 
last month, or plants propagated by cuttings 
