DURING some of the warm, pleasant days that always come in November we should put our garden in perfect winter order ; for our garden even in the coldest days is a well-beloved spot. It is here, when the ground is bare, that we often take our daily walks. We have even gone so far as to dig, or have dug paths through really deep snow; and walking in these paths under the apple trees with the chickadees chirping merrily, if the sun shines and it is not-too cold, we can almost forget that winter is upon us and spring gardening very far away.

The grape vines should be well trimmed and firmly fastened to supports by bits of leather or strong string. Prune the currant bushes and save cuttings, tying them in compact bundles. Use red cord for the red variety, and white cord for the other. Place them with cut ends down in a pit two feet in depth, and about the same in circumference. A good way to mark the place where the cuttings are buried is to put in long, slender stakes on opposite sides of the hole. Then fill up carefully with earth, pressing it down, and cover all with a layer of leaves at least a foot in depth. The leaves may be kept from blowing away by placing some heavy material upon them. Cuttings thus treated are fresh and green, often rooted, when unearthed in the spring.

Raspberry and blackberry canes should be tied firmly to] their stakes, and they, as well as the currant bushes, should be well banked up with some fertilizing material, if possible. Rose bushes should receive the same attention.

Strawberries, as well as all bulbous plants that remain out of doors in the winter, are especially benefitted by a generous application of stable manure when applied at this season of the year. If this cannot be obtained, pine needles, straw, or any similar dressing should be applied. It should be quite free from seeds, else a heavy crop of weeds will put in an appearance in the spring.

October and November are the best months for "housecleaning" out of doors, and if the work is not well done our gardens will be anything but a pleasant sight during the winter and early spring. Of course every good gardener has a compost heap, and upon this put the corn stubbles, cabbage stalks, and any such material that has been left in the garden. Next year we may want some soil for potting plants, or for some particular flower bed, and it is well to prepare for that time now. But beware of saving anything that will spread weeds. Clean out the fence corner, and burn everything that may contain their seeds. Take advantage of every opportunity of destroying these pests, whatever be the season of the year. The easiest way of getting rid of the canes of the raspberries, blackberries, and the brush from the orchard, is to burn them also.

When all this has been well done the work for the year will be about ended, and plans for the following season's operations will be in order.

Plymouth Co., Mass. M. E. Vigneron.