SEASONAL REMINDERS 



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are growing, and others should be sown. The bud artichokes should 

 be separated and set fully 3 ft. apart. Onions may still be sown in 

 the early part of the month, and shallots should be divided and set. 

 Some beans may be risked, and English peas sown for winter crop. 

 A few cauliflowers may be tried and cucumbers planted in pots for 

 the hotbeds next month. The following vegetables should.be sown: 

 Carrots, corn salad, chervil, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, beets, endive, 

 kohlrabi, kale, lettuce, leeks, mustard, parsley, parsnip, radish, 

 roquette, spinach, Swiss chard, salsify. Some cabbage and a few 

 cauliflowers should be added to the list. Turnips should be sown for 

 succession every two weeks until April or May. The celery should be 

 kept growing and banking up commenced. 



This is an excellent time to plant the new strawberry bed. Make 

 the bed rich with well-rotted manure and select good, healthy sets. 

 The Michel's Early and Cloud are probably the most popular va- 

 rieties for general planting, and should be set in alternating rows. 



NOVEMBER 



Flower seeds and bulbs may be planted this month ' of the same 

 varieties as in October. Cuttings of all the herbaceous plants should 

 be made and potted, for use in the house and for the borders next 

 season. The coldframes should also be put in order. Some of the 

 bulbs for winter forcing should be selected and potted. One of the 

 best Louisiana gardeners recommends the following treatment : 

 Select good, strong bulbs and plant them in rich, light soil, in 5-in. 

 pots, covering them about half an inch. Water well and bury the pots 

 6 or 8 in. deep in the ground, leaving them there about five weeks, 

 when the bulbs will be found to be well rooted. From this time gradu- 

 ally expose to the light, and they will soon put forth blooms. 



The same vegetables may be sown as for October, and the late cab- 

 bage seed planted. The Flat Dutch and Drumhead strains are prime 

 favorites. New sowings of peas, turnips, mustard, and radishes should 

 be made, and the hotbeds prepared and set out to cucumbers. Too 

 much care cannot be taken that the manure should be in the best con- 

 dition possible, so that a good supply of heat may be depended upon. 

 The cucumbers planted last month will be ready now for setting in the 

 hotbeds, and a winter crop forced. 



