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covering them over, or by making holes with a dibble ; 

 this mould be the work of February or October, and the 

 foil muff not only be deep, but rich, or the roots will be 

 weak. 



This root will grow finer, and be more conveniently 

 dug, to have the rows two feet, and the fets one foot 

 iTnnder in them, though a Iefs diftance is the more 

 common practice. Where there is plenty of ground, 

 however, it is not worth while to be cramped, and the 

 -firft year of planting the ground may be cropped with 

 any early things. The roots will not be fit for ufethe 

 firll year ; but the fecond they come ftrong and warm. 

 Take them up carefully, regularly moving the earth 

 away, and cut off' clofe to the ilool, from whence irefh 

 heads will fpring. 



New plantations of horfe-radifh mould be made 

 about every fifth year ; old ones mould be cleared from 

 the ftragghng lide fhoots, in order to keep the rows 

 open, but take them up deeply. 



Jerusalem artichoke is cultivated for the root, 

 (which eats like artichoke bottoms) and it is an orna- 

 mental plant, very like the perennial fun -fewer, with 

 which it claffes, but taller. Propagate in March, by- 

 planting cuttings of its root, as potatoes. The root is 

 red, and full of indented eyes, every one ol which id 

 fare to grow. Where it has been once planted, it mult 

 be caretullv dug up, or it will not cafily be got rid of. 

 Any poor ordinary fpot of fpare ground will do for it. 

 Pre'feive the roots in dry land, when they can be no 

 longer preferved in the ground, immediately dug from 

 which they are much belt. 



Kidney bean we have two kinds of, dwarfs and 

 runners, each of which has a rather numerous varietv. 

 Both forts have their admirers, but the dwarf forts 

 are more generally eiteemtd, and more conveniently 

 cultivated. 



Of the lY/r/V/v in the dwarf beans, fome come earlier 

 than others ; but there is difference in opinions,. 



which 





