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dung will, of course, raise the bed considerably 
above the surface; upon this, when adjusted, 
plant, or rather lay on the surface, three rows 
of two-year-old roots, one down the middle, 
and one on each side, eighteen inches from the 
first ; now the space between, which has not 
yet been touched, may be dug, and two inches 
of the stuff covered all over the bed, so as just 
to cover the crown of the plants; three inches 
of thoroughly rotten dung may be put on the 
bed all over, and a slight covering of earth 
from the side completes the thing. This will, 
in the course of time, settle down so as only to 
cover the plants two or three inches. By dig- 
ging down a few inches in the alleys between 
the beds you will have stuff to earth up the 
beds in spring, when there should be six inches 
between the crown of the plant and the sur- 
face. We prefer a more simple method a 
good deal : we should dig a trench as if for 
celery, mix half rotten dung with the stuff 
we took out, and, Avhen well amalgamated, 
we should return enough of the mixture to 
fill the trench ; when just level, we should 
put one row of plants along the centre, and 
cover them with the rest of the stuff, which 
would form a ridge all along, covering them a 
good six inches in the centre. These ridges 
we should have four feet apart from the centre 
to centre ; but our mode of cutting asparagus 
is different from that of many: we should allow 
the buds to shoot out of the ground a good 
four, five, or six inches, and cut them even 
with the surface of the bed, and not disturb 
the ground, to get white stalk to it. The 
flavour is more delicious, there is much more 
of it eatable, and though not so marketable, 
infinitely better for families. This method 
requires no earthing up, and you may grow 
other crops in the space between the rows. 
The only thing required is to keep them always 
clear from weeds. 
Trench in some Horse-radish, laying 
pieces of the root, an inch long, at the bot- 
tom of the trenches, fifteen inches deep, in 
rows, about as distant as ordinary trenching, 
dunging the ground well, and throwing it 
in light. Every piece will make a plant, 
which, if the mould is well turned, and 
pretty free from stones, will be straight and 
handsome. 
Salads, such as Lettuces of all kinds, small 
salad, &c. may be sown again. Lettuces, 
which are large enough, should be planted 
out. Onions may be sown to draw while 
young. 
Onions. — All that have perfected them- 
selves may be drawn to be stored, leaving 
them on the ground a short time to ripen and 
harden. If the weather prove wet after a 
day or two, they must be dried, under cover, 
on mats or a dry floor. 
Turnips. — Sow for a good crop, perhaps 
the last; any of the early kinds will mature 
soonest. 
Winter Spinach. — Sow for a main crop. 
This must be thinned when it comes up, and 
indeed some plant it out, for the plants must 
be nine inches apart, and it is used by taking 
off the leaves as they grow, and not, as in the 
summer kinds, by using the whole plant at 
once ; the large or outside leaves are picked 
off for use, and the plant will continue supply- 
ing the table the whole winter ; it is, however, 
necessary to give it plenty of room, so that, 
when it is up, it must be thinned out to the 
distance mentioned, and constantly be kept clear 
of weeds. 
Parsley. — In the parsley, which is grow- 
ing fast, you have two things to mind, first, to 
pull up all that has not a good curled leaf, 
and secondly, to thin the remainder enough 
to give plenty of room to the plants, which 
grow weak and spindly if crowded. The 
taking away all the poor-looking foliage is 
called roguing. It is better to begin by taking 
out the worst plants, and to continue taking 
out the worst until the plants are left in the 
ground thin enough to do well ; plants six 
inches apart are quite near enough. 
Seeds of all kinds intended to be sowed 
should be gathered as they ripen, and placed 
in security where it is dry. Most seeds are 
better for remaining in the pod till they are 
required for sowing. 
Leeks may be earthed up three or four 
inches, to whiten the lower portion. 
Celert. — Earth up as it grows; this re- 
quires to be continually done as the plants 
advance, and dry days should be chosen for 
the occasion, and the earth well bruised, and 
in performing this operation care must be 
taken that the earth does not go into the heart 
of the plant. Plant out a principal crop for 
use all the winter. 
Brocoli. — Plant out the last, if possible, 
this month ; draw the earth to the stems of 
any that have been planted some time. 
Cauliflower seed may be sown towards 
the end of the month, to be kept in frames 
during the winter, or to be protected with mats. 
Winter Greens of all kinds, such as 
Brussels Sprouts, Kale, Savoys, &c. should be 
planted out in all spots that are vacant. 
Beans that are in bloom should be topped, 
to induce strength in the plant, and consequent 
fruiting. 
Hoe and stir the ground between all sorts 
of crops, to clear it of weeds, and loosen the 
surface ; water all things that are likely to 
suffer from heat and dryness. 
Cucumbers require little more than laying 
their shoots in the best direction for giving 
them room ; let them have air in the heat of the 
