Oct.] THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 515 
or brick-bats, &c. about two or three inches thick; or they may be 
supported with notched wooden pegs, or forked sticks, placing 
them on the south side, one prop under each glass. In this man- 
ner they are to remain night and day until the frosts set in; but 
if the plants are much advanced in growth before that period, which 
will seldom be the case, except in the more southern states, it will 
be proper to set the glasses off in the middle of mild, dry days, but 
keep them always over the plants at night and in wet or frosty 
weather; in keeping the glasses over the plants to defend them from 
excessive or incessant rains, if open mild weather, they must 
be raised two or three inches on the warmest side, in the manner 
before observed, to admit a sufficiency of air. 
When the frost sets in, close down the glasses, and keep them 
so during its continuance; observing on a favourable change to give 
the plants a little air occasionally, and to pick off any mouldy or 
decayed leaves. As early in spring as it can be done with safety, 
plant out the extra plants into other beds similarly prepared, or 
rather as directed in April, leaving only one or two of the best 
under each glass, at the same time draw the earth up round the 
stems of those left, and raise the glasses on props as the plants 
advance in growth, till they become too much confined; then 
take off the glasses totally, observing to earth them up occasionally, 
and finally to treat them as directed in May. 
In places where the winters are somewhat severe, mats or straw 
should be placed over and round each glass, during the prevalence 
of hard frost. 
This method may be practised successively in warm soils and 
exposures in the middle states; but it will require more than ordi- 
nary care to preserve them in good perfection. 
The late spring sown cauliflowers, will now begin to show their 
heads; therefore they must be diligently looked over, two or three 
times a week, to break down some of the inner leaves upon the 
flowers, which will protect them from sun, frost, and wet, either of 
which would change their colour, and cause them to be unsightly, 
Broccoli, Cabbages, fyc. 
Early in this month give a general hoeing and earthing up, to all 
the late planted advancing crops of broccoli, cabbages, savoys and 
borecole, in order to forward and strengthen their growth as much 
as possible, before winter; likewise, to the late cauliflowers, and 
every other of the cabbage tribe. 
Mushrooms. 
Having the dung for the mushroom bed duly prepared, and the 
spawn in readiness as advised in September, you should in the first 
week, or rather about the first day of this month, begin to make 
the bed. 
With respect to the situation in which to make the bed, it should 
be in an elevated part of the hot-bed yard, or in some dry, and 
