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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



perhaps onion-sets. Begin to think about next year's planting, and 

 to make arrangements for the manure that will be needed. Often 

 you can purchase it now to good advantage, and haul it while the roads 

 are yet good. Clean up and plow the ground when the crops are 

 harvested. 



Lettuce. — Plants to be wintered over should be set in frames like 

 cabbage-plants. 



Onions. — Plant sets of Extra Early Pearl, or some other hardy 

 kind, in the same fashion as in early spring. They are likely to winter 

 well, and will give an early crop of fine bunching onions. For the 

 North, fall sowing of onion-seed cannot be recommended. 



Parsley. — Lift some plants and set them in a coldframe 4 or 5 

 in. apart, or in a box filled with good soil, and place in a light cellar 

 or under a shed. 



Pears. — Pick the winter sorts just before there is danger from 

 freezing. Put them in a cool, dark place, where they will neither 

 mold nor shrivel. To hasten ripening, they may be brought into a 

 warm room as wanted. 



Rhubarb. — If plants are to be set or replanted this fall, enrich the 

 ground with a superabundance of fine old stable-manure, and give 

 each plant a few feet of space each way. In order to have fresh pie- 

 plant in winter, dig up some of the roots and plant them in good 

 soil in a barrel placed in the cellar. 



Sweet-potatoes. — Dig them when ripe after the first frost. Cut 

 off the vines, and turn the potatoes out with a potato-fork or plow. 

 Handle them carefully to prevent bruising. Only sound, well-ripened 

 roots are in proper condition to be wintered over. 



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Asparagus. — Manure before winter sets in. 



Beets. — They keep best in pits. Some may be kept in the cellar 

 for use during winter, but cover them with sand or sods to prevent 

 shriveling. 



Blackberries. — Cut away the old wood and mulch the roots. 

 Tender sorts should be laid down and lightly covered with soil at the 

 tips. 



