THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
In arranging the house for the reception of the roots, tlie 
potatoes, because of their larger bulk, should bo put on the floor, and 
such things as carrots are best upon the shelves above; but, if neces- 
sary, a portion of the shelves may be devoted to the potatoes. The 
top shelves will be the most suitable place for the onions, which, as 
is tolerably well known, require no covering. 
All vegetable roots keep best when stored in a rather dry state, 
and therefore dry weather should, as far as practicable, be taken ad- 
vantage of for lifting them ; and if this is inconvenient, and the work 
done in wet weather, or when the roots and the ground are in a wet 
state, they must be spread out on the floor of an airy shed, or one of the 
fruit houses, until they have become rather dry. Potatoes form no 
exception to the rule, but a mat or some other light covering must 
be laid over them to keep the light from them. In packing the 
potatoes away for the winter, it is a very good plan to sprinkle dry 
lime over them in sufScient quantities to just cover the outside of the 
tubers. They do not, it must be understood, require to be packed in 
a mass of lime ; it is simply necessary to sprinkle, as each lot of 
potatoes is put in the bin, a few handfuls of lime over them, and then 
turn them over and sprinkle a little more. Put a good thickness of 
straw next the wall, and also on the approach of severe frost over the 
potatoes. At other times a covering sufficient to keep the light away, 
from them will be all that is required. 
Beet, carrots, salsify, and scorzonera should be taken up some 
time in October or November, and stored in dry sand. When the 
roots are dry enough for storing, lay them rather close together on 
their sides, and put sufficient sand over them to fill up the inter- 
vening spaces. They will thus keep quite plump and fresh, and if 
injured roots are rejected, there will not be much danger of their 
decaying until the spring season. 
Parsnips, Jerusalem artichokes, and turnips, may be left in the 
ground all the winter, but in the majority of cases it will be better to 
lift them and store them in sand. They can be kept in first rate con- 
dition, and ready for use when required, and the quarters in whicli 
they are grown are set free, and may be dug up and left in a rough 
state to expose the soil to the action of the weather. It is not only 
important to turn over the soil as early in the winter as the circum- 
stances will permit, but it is desirable to push on with all the heavy 
work as fast as possible, to ensure its being completed before the 
head and the hands are taxed in the spring with the work properly 
belonging to that season. Turnips are not often stored, for it is 
generally supposed that they keep better in the open ground, but it 
is very certain that severe frosts do them no good, and also that they 
start into growth and become spongy and worthless, whilst those in 
the root-house remain quite firm and of first-rate quality. 
With regard to the attention required by the root crops during the 
winter, it is simply necessary to say they will want overlooking two 
or three times in the course of the season, for the purpose of remov- 
ing such as are unsound, or likely to become so in a short time. These 
should be put on one side for immediate use, if not decayed. The 
shoots must be removed from the potatoes, for they soon become of 
October. 
