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be some size before the cold weather 

 comes. 



Towards the end of the month Black 

 Eye Marrowfat Peas can be planted; 

 also, Eng-lish or Windsor Beans. 



Sow Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, 

 Brussels S{)routs, Kale, Spinach, Mus- 

 tard, Swiss Chard, Carrots, Beets, Sal- 

 sify, Leek, Corn- Salad, Parsley, Ro- 

 quette, Chervil, Kohlrabi, Radish, Let- 

 tuce, Endive and Parsnip. Shallots 

 from the first i)lanting can be divided 

 and set out again. Salsify does very 

 finely here, but is generally sown too 

 late ; this is the proper month to sov/ 

 the seed. The ground should be mellow 

 and have been manured last spring. It 

 should be spaded up very deeply, as the 



size and smoothness of the roots depend 

 upon the preparation of the soil. 



Water the Celery with soap suds, and 

 if the season has been favorable by the 

 end of the month, some may be earthed 

 up. 



Sow Rye, Barley and Red Oats, Or- 

 chard Grass, Red and White Clover, and 

 Alfalfa Clover. Strawberry plants 

 should be transplanted ; they cannot be 

 left in the same spot for three or four 

 years, as is done North. The Wilson's 

 Albany, and Sucker State, are the fa- 

 vorite varieties for the market. 



The AVilson's Albany do not make 

 many runners here, but they form a 

 stool, something like the plants of 

 violets, and these stools have to be taken 

 up and divided. 



NOVEMBER 



Continue to sow Spinach, Corn Salad, 

 Radish, Lettuce, Mustard, Roquette, 

 Parsley, Chervil, Carrots, Salsify, Pars- 

 ni[)s. Cress and Endive, also Turnij^s 

 and Cabbage. Superior Flat Dutch and 

 Improved Drumhead, sown in this 

 month, make fine Cabbage in the spring. 

 —Artichokes should be dressed, if not 

 already done last month. 



Sow Black Eye and other late varieties 

 of Peas. Frost does not hurt them as 

 long as they are small, and during this 

 time of the year they will grow but 

 very slowly. English Beans can be 

 planted ; frost does not hurt them, and. 



if not planted soon, they will not bear 

 much. 



Manure for hot-beds should be looked 

 after, and ought not to be over one 

 month old. It should be thrown to- 

 gether in a heap, and, when heated, 

 forked over again, so the long and short 

 manure will be well mixed. The first 

 vegetables generally sown in the hot- 

 beds are Cucumbers ; it is best to start 

 them in two or three inch pots, and 

 when they have two rough leaves, 

 transplant them to their place; two 

 good plants are sufficient under every 

 sash. 



DECEMBER 



Not a great deal is planted during this j 

 month, as the ground is generally occu- 

 pied by the growing crops. 



Plant Peas for a general crop; some 

 Potatoes may be risked, but it is uncer- 

 tain whether they will succeed or not. 



Sow Spinach, Roquette, Radish, Car- 

 rots, Lettuce, Endive and Cabbage. 



Early varieties of Cauliflower can be 

 sown in a frame or sheltered situation, 

 to be transplanted in February into the 

 open ground. Early Cabbages, such as 



York, Oxheart and Winningstadt, may 

 be sown. 



To those who wish to force Tomatoes 

 I will say that this is the month to sow 

 them. The best kind for that purpose 

 is the Extra Early Dwarf Red. it is 

 really a good acquisition ; it is very 

 dwarfish, very productive, and of good 

 size, and bears the fruit in clusters, but 

 will sell only for the first, as the fruit is 

 not so large as the Livingston varieties, 

 which come it) later. 



