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keeping Apples.and.Pears:should.be -allowed.to.remain’on the trees’ as’: 
long as, the, weather, appears .to favour, their maturity, or they wall hang: 
without: dropping ; indeed, it isy, preferable) to; lose a few.in, this way 
than..to., gather too. early. Of course, the ‘earlier, kinds. will: require 
watching, and. gathering when ready. ‘Great care-should be taken not 
to, bruise the fruit,. especially, the, finer sorts of, Pears, which, should be 
laid, singly.on.the.shelyes, and not,again moved till they. are-fit-for tables, 
Air and, light, should. be admitted to the. fruit,.store. for, two! lor three’ 
weeks, after, thefruit.is gathered, to, alow the moisture) given-out by’ 
the. fruit to pass, away, after, which, time. it; jis, best.to-entirely ‘close the ) 
stones. taking. care. to remove decayed fruit,at_all times. Gather Filberts > 
and. Waluuts; dry them. well .before.storing them, in--boxes: or jars for + 
use/in,, winter, Expose late Peaches,,wholly:to the, sun -by-temoyingy 
the Jeayes from, the fruit,,and, cover; at night if, frosty.) Continue to) 
clear out, all runners; &c,,/ from, Strawberry -beds,, and: getthe ground! 
about. the plants forked. over before,the.month.is.out, New. plantations’: 
may still, be made... All kinds of. fruit trees may be planted as soon as:! 
the, leaf j is off or, partially dropped.., [tas-not.advisable,to-remove}them > 
sodner, ‘more especially. large; trees, as; the, leaves, will. evaperate!more: 
moisture than the roots.can supply, and, the young. shoots will be-injured 
by,. shriyelling. Plant Raspberry, canes,,:and., propagate,,Gooseberries / 
and, Currants...., Peach-house.—rlf. the. leayes..are entirely clean from 
the trees in, the. early house, they may be pruned, towards. the, end.of 
the. month and. the borders forked oyer, using a,dresing of dung and’) 
loam, if the trees are.in a weak state..,,.Vinery.—-Still continue. to give’ 
fire- heat, to,any.late, Grapes that’are. not, properly matured, and keep 
a, dry. alry atmosphere to; those,,that. are, ripe; with, alittle fire, |oeca=v 
sionally, in damp,weather, to. dry the, house. ;,,Look: over, the -bunches. 
often, and .remoye any, decayed berries. If. very, early,Grapes sare: 
required, the, Vines. in. the early; house. may, be; pruned, and prepare to. 
close, the house) by, the end,.of.the. month. ;,, Cucumbers.—Shift those:: 
sown last month. into large pots or boxes, using free: turfy loam mixed) 
with rotten manure..;, Keep up, a; night; temperature , from, 6°, to; 702, : 
with plenty, « of air through, the.day,.to, get the, plants,,strong:and hardy, 
so..that they may better withstand the. dark foggy,days,we may look; 
for, next, month..;.,Success in growing winter Cucumbers,mainly‘depends- 
on. ‘the, watering—for; if the. plants..get...soddened,,, they. will, not long.- 
remain, healthy ; ; they should ,be.allowed)to get dry once a, week orat) 
most ten. days, and. then a waterin eof liquid manure given them. Sow; 
again, for. succession. . If, any Melons remain. unripe, give fire-heat: if” 
the pits, are, so, heated, otherwise..the.,linings.,should., be, attended, tow ; 
Pines. See, previous directions. , Kitchen Garden,—Keep the shoe. | 
moving in dry. weather among all cropsjand in.every-part.of the garden. 
Remove, all decayed.vegetable matter ;. cut, Box: edgings.;, clean.walks, 
and make all clean. before the. bad. Leos sets in} Plant,Caul ones if 
under handglasses, and prick .out .the; small plants. in a-cold, frame. for 
spring planting. | Plant out Hardy Hammersmith and Brown Cos 
Letiuce.; Sow-in frames; for spring planting.»’ Plant’ the main crop of 
Cabbage, and prick out the small plants ‘that remain on a’sheltered | 
border, to’ winter, Tripoli: Onions may also be’ planted; these require” 
