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White Curled. — This, as the name indicates, has white 

 or light foliage ; it is more tender than the Green ; it can- 

 not he recommended except as an ornamental variety. 



GARLIC. — {Allium sativum.) 



Another vegetable used mostly by foreigners. It is of 

 the easiest culture, growing freely on any soil suitable for 

 Onions. It is propagated by divisions of the bulb, called 

 " cloves," or " sets." These are planted in early spring, in 

 rows, 1 foot apart, and from 4 to 6 inches between the 

 plants in the rows. The crop matures in August, when it 

 is harvested like the Onion. It is always sold in the dry 

 state. 



HORSERADISH.— {Nasturtium Armoracia.) 



This root is now one of the most important we raise in 

 our market gardens, upwards of two hundred acres of it 

 being grown in the vicinity of New York alone, and for 

 the last half dozen years there has been nothing grown 

 from which we haA-e realized more profit as a second crop. 

 It is always grown as a second crop in the following 

 manner : 



In preparing the roots for market during winter, all the 

 small rootlets are broken off and reserved for planting, 

 leaving nothing but the main root, which is usually from 



