OPERATIONS FOR NOVEMBER. 
The extreme dulness of the late summer and autumn having, to some extent, incapacitate'! 
tender plants for bearing a gloomy winter, it is more than usually essential that the cultivate 
should do all in his power to guard against the ordinary dampness of November ; especially wit] 
those plants that have newly-formed shoots, such as the half-hardy things lately multiplied, am 
the tribes whose branches or leaves are at all disposed to be succulent. Mildew, in its variou 
forms, will, as an almost necessary consequence of the wet weather, be beginning to appear oj 
many descriptions of plants ; and the parts thus affected must be immediately cut away, or, wher(^ 
this is impracticable, the spots should be carefully rubbed or brushed away. The house or pit 
too, in which such indications appear, should be aired as much as possible whenever even an hour’ 
dryness in the outer atmosphere occurs, and a little fire heat must be cautiously applied in th 
event of such opportunities not arising. 
But, as we have often before enjoined,precautionary measures which prevent the accumulatioi 
of dampness are of more value than any remedy which can be applied when the evil already exists 
The utmost attention must, thei*efore, be given to see that the glazing of the roof is perfect!; 
water-tight, that there are no dead leaves or other materials lying about the house, or under thtj 
stages, so as to collect or create moisture, and that the plants get only just water enough t»| 
supply their necessities, without leaving them the chance of becoming injured by excess. It wil 
be of great service also to remove all decaying matter about the plants, and keep dying leave,! 
plucked away, directly these begin to appear. i 
Light and air must now be the first points for consideration in plant-houses. They should b(| 
furnished with the fullest possible copiousness, when the state of the atmosphere without admits I 
Fires should by no means be lighted unless they become actually necessary ; repose being nov 
chiefly to be sought, and heat only being of use to preserve a due amount of dryness, or to arresi 
frost. Chrysanthemums, Chinese Primroses, and all those flowering plants which demand a gooc 
quantity of water at the present time, had better be kept in a house by themselves, where there 
is convenience for it. 1 
As this is the great month for planting bulbs, the operation should be at once attended to. l!| 
should be borne in mind that most kinds of bulbs require an enriched soil, and that either leaf 
mould or decayed and well-pulverised manure is an excellent ingredient for their compost. This hi 
particularly the case with Hyacinths, which, when planted in a tolerably rich soil, make asplendid! 
bed for the flower-garden. Gladioluses also flourish far better when they are planted in a bed or: 
border of nicely prepared compost ; and Lilies will not succeed except in an enriched earth. Ini 
speaking of planting bulbs and corms, out of doors, we may mention also that Crocuses,? 
Snowdrops, the dwarfer kinds of Narcissus, and many other things of this class, which are con-ii 
sidered almost too common for such purposes, make beautiful masses in the flower-garden duringji 
the early spring, if planted in beds. ji 
November is likewise the best month for beginning to plant forest-trees, shrubs, &c., andl 
particularly those which are larger than the common-sized nursery plants : for, by planting themji 
now, they are enabled to get a fair hold of the soil before spring, and are thus better prepared toil 
begin their young growths vigorously and at the proper time. In planting, one of the principal 
things is to preserve and spread out carefully all the roots, and not to tread them into the ground] 
until after they have been well covered with soil ; noi% even then, to trample about them beyond 
what is absolutely needful to fix them properly in their places. A very considerable retardment} 
of the plant’s progress results from inattention to these trifling circumstances. And no plant can|[ 
reasonably be expected to flourish which has its roots much mutilated, or cramped into a kind oflj 
impervious cell by treading. |l 
