CALENDAR FOR THE FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDENS. 
pots at first, and into 5-inch ones afterwards; 
when these are moderately filled with roots, 
they should be planted out. It is highly essen- 
tial that the young plants should be kept as 
near the glass as possible, without touching it. 
Without plenty of light they cannot make good 
growth. 
Melons may yet be fruited; but the sun’s 
rays, by which their flavour is chiefly influ- 
enced, have now much declined. Keep the 
plants warm and dry, giving as much air as 
the state of the weather will permit. 
Pine-A pples.—If the bottom-heat is likely to 
decline below 84°, preparations to renew the 
bed must be made where tan and dung are 
used. 
The fruiting plants should be put into a 
house by themselves if possible, where they 
can have a temperature of 70° at night, and 
75° or 80° in the day; or if such accommoda- 
tion cannot be afforded, they should be placed 
at the warmest end of the Pine-house. These 
plants should have manure-water occasionally 
till the fruit is finished. The temperature for 
succession plants should be gradually lowered 
in the course of the month to 60° at night and 
70° or 75° by day. 
Vines.—The latest vinery, containing late 
kinds of Grapes that are required for use 
during the spring months, and onward until 
new ones are obtained, should, now they are 
fully ripe, be kept as cool as possible —45° 
to 50° at night, and a corresponding low tem- 
perature in the day. Use as little artificial 
manure as possible, and dry, airy conditions 
should prevail in the house. The removal of 
any decayed berries is necessary. Presuming 
that the shoots in the earliest house are per- 
fectly matured, the canes should be pruned and 
all the rough loose bark stripped off. They 
should then be washed with warm soap-suds. 
The house should be thoroughly cleaned—the 
rafters, sashes, and all the wood-work with soft 
soap, taking care, however, that the latter be 
washed off the glass. The walls should be 
whitewashed with lime and sulphur. For early 
Grapes, the sashes should be refixed about the 
middle of November and a moist atmosphere 
maintained. Start them at 55° by night and 
65° to 75° by day. Cover the border with a 
good thickness of materials that will prevent 
the escape of heat, such as leaves, fern, straw, 
or long litter. There should be a good thick- 
ness laid on, and in a manner that will throw 
off the cold winter rains. 
Figs in houses will by this time be over. 
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Keep the house freely ventilated and the air 
about the trees dry, and moderately so about 
the roots. 
Peaches and Nectarines.—Peach-houses should 
at the end of this month be opened entirely at 
top and bottom, so that a current of air may 
be passing through them constantly. When 
all the leaves are completely cleared off, the 
trees may be pruned and the house thoroughly 
cleaned, after which the trees should be retied 
to the trellis, the surface of the border removed 
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3 or 4 inches deep, and replaced with fresh 
material. Over-vigorous trees should be root- 
pruned or partially lifted at the same time. 
Give them some fresh loam in a well-mellowed 
condition. 
NOVEMBER. 
KITCHEN-GARDEN DEPARTMENT. 
It is now advisable to plan for next year’s 
crops, so that as ground becomes cleared it may 
be properly treated for the kind of crop with 
which it is to be next planted or sown. Most 
crops ought to have manure, and some a great 
deal more than others. Trenching is generally 
advantageous, and stiff soils in particular should 
be ridge-trenched. Collect leaves and refuse for 
manure and other purposes. Prepare protec- 
tion for such things as Endive, Lettuces, and 
Celery. 
Artichokes.—Towards the end of the month, 
or before frost sets in, cut off the decayed 
leaves and stems, if not already done, and sur- 
round the plants with several inches of partly- 
decomposed leaves to protect the crowns from 
frost. 
Asparagus.—Cut down the stems, and clean 
the beds from weeds. 
Beans. — A small sowing of Early Mazagan 
may be made. Sow in a warm border, in rows 
2 feet apart. 
Cabbage.—Hoe and clean between the rows; 
or loosen the soil with small three-pronged 
drags. Remove all decaying leaves. 
Cardoons.—Continue to earth up and protect. 
Cauliflowers.—Those that have formed nearly 
full-sized heads should have a leaf or two broken 
to afford protection from slight frosts. 
Celery.—Continue to earth up, and protect 
from early frosts, which are frequently succeeded 
by heavy rains, causing the plants to rot, if pre- 
viously allowed to be injured by frost. 
Endwve.—Continue to tie up for blanching. 
