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ones. Take in myrtles towards the end of the month. Orange-trees should not remain out this month; examine the leaves beforesetting them in, for insects, which fasten themselves underneath,and pick them off; if any leaves be mildewed, wash them with''arm water and a spunge. Water succulent plants sparingly.” ater myrtles, orange-trees, winter-cherries, and all woody plantsoften. Open the windows every fine day, but keep tliem shut infoggy weather.

NOVEMBER.

Kitchen-Garden - . Finish planting beans for the first crop.Plant beeis, cabbages, and carrots, for seed. Take up carrots andLy them in sand. Give'softie air to cauliflowers under glasses*nd frames, in the-middle of fine days. Earth up celery, whendry, to blanch. Sdw cress, mustard, and radishes, on hotbeds.Prepare hotbeds for forcing asparagus and lettuces'. Sow earlyshort-topped radishes;-and spread wheaten straw over the beds.

Flower-Garden, and Shrubbery. Bullions roots, intendedj°r blowing in water early, may now be placed on the glasses, andJet all others be finished planting at the beginning .of the month,those in pots 01 boxes must be frequently watered, and placed as'jruch in the suit and light as possible; tor in the shade they willdraw up weak. Composts wanted for flowers in spring shouldnow be collected; such as loam, sand, willow-earth, rotten tan,dung, &c. Let them be laid in dry sunhy places, and be fre-quently turned over, but by no means in cold wet places. Plantyarly in the mouth all bulbous roots; particularly those for forc-! n g- All sorts of shrubs and trees should be finished planting earlyin the month; and long litter, straw, or turf, turned downwards,s hould be laid over the roots to keep out the frost.

Eruit-Garden, and Orchard . Finish any thing ordered'ast month, that has been omitted, early in this. Place strawber-ries in pots for forcing, under frames; and attend to the alpines.P'nish the pruning and planting of wall-trees.

Green house. Earth the tops of any of the pots, when anytftould appears on them. Constantly pick off all decayed leaves,Us they corrupt the air of the house very much. Succulent plants,aloes, ficoides, &c. will require but very little water ; large?. lo es the most. V'ater woody plants often, but give them onlyjdle at a time ; as dampness is more prejudicial in a greenhouseriran cold.

DECEMBER.

Kitchen-Garden . Asparagus must be planted for the third® lo lb and give it both light and air to colour it. If the beds beot warm enough, line them with fresh dung. Boorcole, broccoli,ftd cabbages, must be well earthed up, to keep them upright, and('.decayed leaves picked off. Cauliflower-plants must have air‘(fle the weather is mild, and pick off dead leaves. Earth upelery when dry, for blanching. Sow cress, mustard, and radishes,®ft hotbeds every week. Weed and turn over dunghills in frostyj e *>ther. Tie up endive (or blanching. Ilotbeds must be at-^'"ded to, and plenty of hot dung and loam provided for cuctini-,. t:rs and melons. Lettuces unth r glasses must have air given

the

the middle of mild days.

Flower-Garden, and Shrubbery. Examine auriculas fre-J^'Hiy, and pick off all decayed leaves. Carnations in pots,'uuld be plunged into the ground; but, if ashes or sand be put"tween the pots, it will keep them dryer than earth. Shrubs andri' es may st.il be pruned; and long litter, &c. laid over the rootsthose lately planted. Trenches and drains should be made

N tevrr t * lc vvat * er stands,in n ritJ-G ARDEN, and Orchard . Examine apples and pearsl ie fruit-room; pick out such as appear the soundest ot thesorts, and wrap each in a piece of paper. This will causej® 111 to keep several weeks longer. Repair espaliers; prune thepri spiead some rotten dung on the border, am) fork it in. Fi-j t b h pruning fig-trees. Guard the fruit-room from frost, but giveripne air, when the weather is'not very damp nor frosty.

JJ.-J ueenhouse. Air must be given whenever the weather isand will permit it. Earth ihe top. of the pots; but first taketh.. ? 1'rile of the old. Frost must be guarded against, by keeping

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greenhouse-plant's

On/ ’ aiK * w 'ri permit it. Earthe ^ little of the old. Frost....... — »^.. _ 0 -

Piek ° 0rS ai 'd windows close, when it begins to ireoze.

°ff decayed leaves. Myrtles and other greenl "st wails will require to have mats placed before them, and, in

the middle of fine 'days, before the frost is set in, rolled tip, but letdown again at night. Wafer those plants which require it verysparingly. Open the windows for three or four hours in the mid-dle of the day.

A Table shewing the Number of Crops required of eachSort of- .Vegetables, to have a Regular Succession

THROUGH THE YEAR | WITH THE TlME OF SOWING AND

Planting.

Kitchen-Garden Plants, Seeds, and Roots .

No. of Crops. Time of Sowing, S c.

Mar. Mig-

Angelica...

Mar. Aug.

Artichoke.

Mar. or Apr.

Asparagus.

. 1

Mar. or Apr.

-forced.

.5

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

-in autumn.

July, if cut down.

Balm.

Mar. or Apr.

Basil .

Mar. or Apr.

Beans, early...

.5

Oct. Jan. Feb. Mar. July.

-late.

April or Jitly.

Beets.

Feb. or Mar.

Boorcole or kale.

Mar. Apr. June.

-Anjou.

May, June.

Borage...

Feb. or Mar.

Mar. Apr. May, June.

Burnet.

Mar. or Apr.

Cabbages, early.

Aug.

Feb. Mar. May, June.

-red.

Feb. Mar. June.

-Savoy.

Mar. May, June.

-torcattle.

. 3

May, June.

-for seed.

Oct. or Nov.

Cubbage-turneps...

May, June.

Camomile.

Mar. or Apr.

Capsicums.

Mar. or Apr.

Carrots to draw young.

. 3

Jan. Apr. July.

-principal crop,.

Feb. or Mar..

-for seed.

I 1 eb.

Cauliflowers.

Aug. Feb. Mar. May.

Celery.

Feb. Mar. Apr. May, June.

Charitons.

Mar. or Apr.

Chervil.

Mar. Aug..

Cives...

Mar. or Apr.

Clarv.

Mar. or Apr.

Coleseed.

June or July.

Coleworts.

P'eb. June or July.

Corn-sallad.

o

Mar. Aug.

Cress for seed.

Mar. or Apr.

-- for sallad.

Mar. to Sept.

-— on hotbeds.

Oct. to Mar.

Cucumbers.

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. .

-on hot-beds....

.....3

Jan. Feb. Mar.

--for bell-glai-ses.

. 1

Apr.

-- 1 -— on open ground....!

May or June.

Dill..

Mar. or Apr.

Endives..-.

.4

Apr. May, June, July.

Escalions..

Jan. or Feb.

Eschalot.

Feb. Sept.

Fennel .

Feb. Aug.

Finochio.

.4

Apr. May, June, July.'-

Garlic.

Feb. Sept.

Horse-radish.

Feb. or Mar.

Hyssop...

Mar. or Apr.

Jerusalem artichokes.

. 1

Feb. or Mar.

Kidney-beans.

Mar. Apr. May, June, July.

-Runners.

Apr. Mav. •

lavender.......

May or June.

Leeks.

Feb. or Mar.

Lettuces.

Feb. to Aug.

Marjoram. .

Mar. Apr. ,

Marygolds .

Feb. to Apr.

Melons .

Feb. Mar. Apr..

■- for autumn ..

May.

Mint