LEFT-OVERS 



from getting to them. From them one can 

 always obtain material for the decoration of 

 roasts and other dishes which require gar- 

 nishment. 



Squashes and pumpkins will not keep well 

 if stored in very warm places. A room that 

 is just a little above the frost-point is the 

 best place for them. It will be found far 

 superior to a cellar, as the latter is generally 

 more or less damp, and dampness is one of the 

 worst enemies of these vegetables. A cool, 

 dry atmosphere is what they need, and if it 

 can be given them they can be kept in fine 

 condition throughout the entire winter. Care 

 should be taken, in gathering them, to not 

 break their stems. If this is done they fre- 

 quently decay at the place where stem and 

 vegetable unite, and this condition spreads 

 rapidly to all portions of them. 



The question is frequently asked: 

 Would you advise plowing or spading the 

 garden in fall? If it could have but one sea- 

 son's attention, I would advise giving it in 

 spring. But if the owner of a garden has am- 

 ple time to devote to it, I would advise plow- 

 ing or spading in both seasons. Turning up 

 the soil in fall exposes to the elements that 



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