Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-10
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% Work, for November.

The KITCHEN NGAHDEN.--Ibe season is so
fhr,advanced- that very lit G time remains
to finish the Fall work of, tile garden. A
great deal may be done IN a few weeks TO-
wards preparing for Winter and lesseuing
labOr,in the ensuing SPRING. Ii the soil is
tallQWeG and manured, it will be very easy
tO Work it in the Spring and the Various
crops maybe got in'ear4y-a matter 0f very
greatlimportau nee. ''-rb 9.I -H RI .iusEr. HH
!, Currants,, gOoseberries, lraspberries and
black berries are very desirable fruits, which
come into bearing very soon after being
planted Very few owners or Occupitrs of
a garden have enOughIof them; yet they
can be. propagate d easily, and no, TING
should be lost about preparing cuttings of
the Two aforementioned fruits, and setting
them out carefully. The shoots of the
present Year are best .stited for this'pur-
pose, as they are clear and healthy, and
Tree f. ON detayed spots which are found in
the bark saud wood of old branches, The
tops of the shoots should be cut, of, and
the buds removed from the part that enters
the soil Raspberric. and blackbgrries may
be Increased by dividing the roots and
planting the sapart from each other.
The tops of the caueS should be cut Off and
the soil made rich and mellow around tie
roots IN encourage tile growth OF suck 6rl.
Rhubarb may now bephIIted out;ut'isa
very desirable vegetable, furnishing ex7l
|cellent, material for pies, at a sraspp,When
fruit is scarce. 1t requires dyep, titlage
and plenty of manure. The numbeF' Of
plants MAY be increased by stalkingI up
and dividing the roots.l The, plants should
be set from ,three, to four feet, apart, ac,
cording to the size of the variety. '' ''"
Asparagus beds tnay be made now iIr
a. ,f1
than to SOW the seed. This fine vegetable
will grow well in drills in any ch, mellow
soil, aud only requires to be kept free from
weeds, mulched semi-anhually, and to have
plenty of room to develop its roots and
tops. Several persons are, prevented, from
growing, asparagus from an impression
that it Viii not DO well without large out
lay for'labor and manure, but such eX-i
pensivei work is not otheoessaryshI9H 81 $40
Cabbages,s beets, Garrotsroapd all, yege--
tables that are liable to damage from frost
should be properly secured now. A sud-
deniachahge in the weather NAV tlanag9i
these veg tables considerably a fter grow,
ing "a fiHe crop Of any kind cit is wrong to,
lose it BY caFelessness and neglect. 40 ,o,l b
I THE FLOWER GARDEN.-The Autumnal
flowers are still struggling against the ad
yhuee guard ofWinteE lwlivhiffi the0 shape
OF bitterblastsa killingTfrosts procaims,
his coming, aDahliaS are stllin bloom, but
as one nights frost may cut them down., a
label should beattached to some part of the
stem of each Variety so that the e0orhayI
be easily aseertaiued,o This arrangement
will be usefnli in summer, when the roots are;
being planted out. AS soon rs the tops are
witRered, the ero6ts should be taken np and
keptin some suitable place uhtilspringI ALI
perennial flowers should have labels over
the roots, as by this. .meaps their exact los
cality win be known, and there will be no
danger of digging them up aceidentallyi
Peonies, phlOxes, larkspurs, lilles, etc.. areI
often more or less damagedby the spade or.
garden fork iiq Sp5ig& simply for want "a ttOffi Of
. Seeds ofhardy ainhsls sown now In pots,
tubs boxes, will oHYearly yinospring,
ldFean Ibe transplantad cwbensthe plants
are strong, to the places where they are to
stand. Petunias, coreopsis- and -portunc-
cas- .geaeralyFsoWl themselves but the soil,
hardepstso much during, the tall, and VIM
ter that 1t requires spadi9g and. inanuring
in sprinR. I6 better % raiset6he sbIahtso
aslwe have sulggeststC ,sTgtGlsigaI bnslyTl
,d II bulbs Of hyacinthss tulips, crocuses,
crown ,impeflalso eteso having nOt,Iheen
planted,outiin October cforlspring uhlO0ms
iihk the work mepstihlie date, Pereanials
pmay be taken up and divided, the soibins