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THE PRACWAL GARDENER. 



[Oct, 



fi'eely, and be sufficiently rooted to bear the winter's cold ; or 

 they may be left in their native bed till the spring, and then 

 transplanted, protecting them through the winter with mats, or 

 fi-araes with glasses. 



The principal reason for adopting this method is, that it is 

 generally allowed that those beans, which are transplanted, will 

 come in sooner by a week or a fortnight, than those which 

 are planted where they are to remain, at the same time that 

 their produce will be greater. 



LIFTING AND STORING BEET. 



The croj>s of red beet should, at the close of this month, 

 be taken up and laid by for winter use. For this operation, 

 it were advisable to choose a dry season, and the greatest care 

 must be observed in lifting the roots, to prevent them bleeding 

 at the wounds which they may have received. Some dry sand 

 should be procured, and the roots placed in it, in some shed 

 or cellar beyond the influence of the frost. It is the practice 

 of some persons to let the beets remain in the ground, and 

 in this case, they should be covered, before the winter sets in, 

 with litter or reeds, or peas or beans haulm. By this method, 

 however, they are not only likely to rot, but also to lose their 

 color from the influence of the rain. When the tops are 

 dressed, the crown of the roots should be left about an inch 

 long to prevent their bleeding. 



TRANSPLANTING CABBAGE-PLANTS. 



Towards the end of this month is a proper time for planting 

 out early cabbage-plants, where they are to remain for cab- 

 baging early in the following summer. 



A spot of good ground should be chosen for them, over 

 which some rotten dung should be spread before it be dug; 

 then dig the ground one spade deep, burying the dung regu- 

 larly in the bottom of the trenches. 



If time can be spared, we would advise to trench the ground 

 for this crop. As a considerable portion of every garden is 



