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month ; probably, a small sowing the first 
week also will be found useful, as the seasons 
vary in bringing on vegetation. The best 
sort is the Walcheren. 
Celery. — Clear off all suckers ; be very 
careful in the first earthing, always choosing 
a dry day for the operation. Principal crops 
may still be planted. 
Carrots. — Make two sowings, giving them 
an airy, light, and dry situation ; they will be 
found useful in spring. The Early Horn, 
Surrey, and Altringham are good sorts. 
Chervil should now be sown : any situa- 
tion, if the soil is light, will do. 
Couve Tronchuda, or Portugal Kale. — Sow 
in a frame, and treat as Cauliflower. 
Colemorts. — Plant out in abundance, say at 
eighteen inches square. 
Endive. — Plant out a full crop, and make 
another sowing to eome in late; tie up the 
mature crops in succession, when dry, for 
blanching, or throw slates or boards upon 
them. 
Serb's of every sort should be gathered, 
dried, and put in a dry place ; many will do 
to be tied in small bundles, and hung up at 
once where they are to remain. Make it a 
rule to cut them just as they come into bloom. 
Lettuce. -— Sow, on a warm border, the 
Brown Cos, Hardy Hammersmith, "Victoria, 
and Brighton Green, which are proved to be 
excellent. Another sowing must be made next 
month, for the winter. 
Mushrooms. — Keep the atmosphere clear 
and cool, by watering all about the house, 
giving air, and keeping dark. Collect horse- 
droppings for future beds ; sheep's dung can 
be mixed with the layers, when putting up 
the beds.. 
Normandy Cress. — Make a large sowing 
for winter use. 
Onions. — Now is an excellent time for 
sowing for the chief winter crop, the ground 
having been previously well trenched and 
manured. The Strasburg, Tripoli, and 
Reading, are good sorts. As the spring-sown 
crops will be fast maturing, lay the stems over 
with the back of a rake, which will assist the 
swelling of the bulbs. Be careful in harvest- 
ing those that are ripe; have them well dried, 
and laid in a dry loft, or tied up in bunches 
or nets, and hung in any dry situation. 
Parsley. — This month being a favourable 
time to sow all biennials, it will be found 
proper to make another large sowing : it is 
very seldom found that in winter there is too 
much of this useful vegetable. Water the 
other sowings with soot-water, also giving a 
good thinning and hoeing. 
Parsnips. — Prepare a place for making a 
sowing next month — the deeper the better ; 
autumn sowings sometimes succeed best. 
Peas. — Give liberal supplies of manure- 
water, and protect by netting. 
Radislies. — Continue to sow every fort- 
night or so. Wood's Early Frame,' Scarlet 
Short Top, and the Red and White Turnip, 
are mostly grown ; the Black Spanish is said 
to be hardier, and, when fit, may be takeu up, 
and preserved in sand until spring. 
Salads. — All sorts, as Rape, American 
Cress, Mustard, &c, will be found to remain 
longer in use than in summer, and need not 
be sown quite so often. 
Savoys. — Plant out any that remain : they 
will yet be serviceable. 
Spinach. — The early pea border, or some 
such situation, will be found useful for Spi- 
nach : if rich, so much the better. Sow twice 
this month : the prickly sorts are the hardiest. 
Thin and hoe the early crops. 
Tomatoes. — Keep these nailed to the wall, 
and remove all laterals ; this is the secret of 
getting them ripened in late situations, allow- 
ing only a few to remain. 
Turnips. — The last sowing for the season 
may now be put in, taking advantage of moist 
weather. The early Snow-ball is an excellent 
kind, and may be added to the list of choice 
sorts. Thin out, and hoe former sowings. 
Avoid, if possible, treading the soil when wet. 
If the weather proves dry, attend to watering 
when transplanting. Immediately remove all 
crops which are past, and see that another of 
the same family is not returned to the same 
soil ; but keep cropping in rotation. 
CUCUMBER AND MELON FRAMES. 
Cucumbers in bearing may be managed as 
recommended at p. 298. When it is intended 
to grow them through the winter, young 
plants should be raised now, either from seeds 
or cuttings ; the latter are preferable, if taken 
from a good variety, as you are certain of 
having it genuine. If you make up a small 
hot-bed, to rear the young plants, be careful it 
does not get too hot ; a temperature of seventy 
degrees is a good medium at this season. 
Melons. — As the produce of the different 
crops approaches maturity, withhold water from 
the plants, to improve the flavour of the fruit ; 
let them get as much light as possible, and at 
the same time tolerably free ventilation. Con- 
sult also what is said at p. 298. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
Protect fruit of all kinds from the ravages of 
birds, &c, by means of netting, canvass, &c. 
Still thin, where the fruit and wood may be 
too thick ; keep nailing in wall trees, and 
give them all possible light and air. Get the 
fruit room in readiness, by cleaning and airing 
it well ; if the shelves are kept perfectly clean, 
we prefer laying the fruit on them, to using 
hay or any similar material. 
