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VL—MONTHLY HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR, 
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The g'eneral characteristics of tins mouth, are wet, stormy, and fo^^<;y weather, intermixed 
with a few sharp hoar-frosts, and but little sunshine. Green-house plants, and those sliellered 
in frames, must be allowed very little water, and as much air as the weather will admit of, or 
they will dam)) ofl'. Make use of every fine day, to gather any remaining late Pears or Apples, 
hanging on the trees; let this be done as early as possible, for if they are allowed to imbibe too 
great a cpiantity of moisture, now evaporation is much diminished, they will most probably rot- 
The different kinds of trees that were removed last month, should have a little long litter laid 
about the roots. This is a very important time to collect soils of difl'erent kinds, for various 
purposes. Several sorts of bulbs require planting. Ground requires trenching, and various 
jireparations, against the severity of winter. The earliest peach-houses may be closed about 
the latter end of the mouth, in order to commence forcing; we have, hosvever, found that if 
they are not closed until about the second week in December, there is a greater certainty of 
success, and the fruit is very little later in ripening. 
FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
Peach, Nectarine, and Apricot Trees on the w'alls, as soon as the leaves are fallen, should 
have the nails and shreds drawn from all the small branches, leaving only as many in the 
wall, as will prevent their breaking, or rubbing against each other in windy weatliei. 
Cherries and Plains, may now be pruned and nailed. 
Gooseberries aud Currants. See page 202 of the present number, on Gooseberries. 
Strawberries in pots, for forcing, should, about the latter end of the month, be placed in a frame, 
on a slight hot-bed, to continue there until the fruit is set, when they must be removed 
into the stove. 
Fig Trees on the open walls, will require covering with mats, or the shoots will be injured by 
the frost; also, let the border in w hich they are planted, have some litter laid on it, to keep 
the frost from the roots. 
Planting Apples, Pears, 4’c. may still be done early in the month, and what is not done then, 
liad better be deferred until the spring, (see Calendar, for last month) 
Forcing. About the latter end of the month, the lights may be put on the earliest peach-bou.ses; 
but they are more to be depended upon, if deferred until the middle of December, and the 
fruit is veiy little later in ripening. For Tines, see pages 6, 185, and 193. 
FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 
Hyacinths, should be planted before the middle of the month, in pots, or in beds made up of 
sandy-loara, vegetable-mould, and very rotten dung;—as recommended in the Calendar, 
for September. 
will now require your attention, (see No. 3, page 104) 
Crocuses, must be planted as early in the month as possible; they thrive best in a good loamy 
soil. 
Ranunculuses and Anemones; the latter, reipiiring much the same treatment as the Ranun 
cuius,—refer to page 196, of the present number. 
Dahl'ias, will now require taking n|). (see No. 4, page 145) 
C/trysantheniums, in pots placed m the green-hou.se, as recommended last month, will now 
advance fast into tlovver,—let them have a good supply of water, and an abundance of air 
to prevent them from drawing. 
Mignonette, and Ten- If 'eeks-Stoc/cs, sown in August, to stand the winter in frames, must have 
a deal of air, and xery little water, or they will damp off. * 
Prepare Mould for Carnations, (.see page 199 of the present number) and other purposes, let it 
be well turned and broken, two or three times during frosty weather. 
VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 
Caulijlowers, such as are large enou'gh for u.se, if the nights are frosty, dig up, and lay their 
roots in sand or soil, in a shed or cellar.—Let those that are pricked-out in frames or under 
hand-lights, have as much air as the weather will admit of. 
Endive, must be taken up when severe weather comes, and blanched in a dry cellar. 
Lettuce PI. nts, may still be pricked out in frames, if sullicient were not done last month. 
Asparagus beds, most now have their winter dressing. Plant in hotbeds, such roots as are of a 
lirojier age to bring strong shoots, place them closely together, set a I'rame over them, and 
cover the roots with a light mould, and preserve them from severe frosts. 
CarJoons, earth-uji finally, as recommended last month. 
Peas (.ml Jieaiis, sown this month, will have a better chance to stand the winter, than those 
which were sown last month. 
.Mushroom Reds, spawned the former month, must now be attended to, and examined every 
three, or four days ; uncover them in dry weather about once a week, to jirevi.mt them from 
mouhling. If the weather be very cold, they will require a thicker covering. 
Artichokes, must now have tlieir winter dressing. 
Sea Eale, will now reipiire covering with pots and long litter,in order to blanch for the table. 
D.Jewitt, Printer, Uuflidd, near Derby. 
