134 THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES 



the spring for use as a substitute for asparagus. The 

 plant, a perennial, is best propagated by root-divisions 

 or by cuttings; it does not come true from seed. 



Soil should be rich and deep, enriched with well- 

 rotted manure for each hill. 



Distances. Three feet by one. Set a pole for each 

 plant. 



Set in spring, roots as deep as before. 



Set cuttings in June in seed-bed, shade and water 

 till established. Set out permanently the following 

 spring. 



Cut the shoots for a few weeks in early spring, 

 and very lightly until the third year. After cutting, 

 allow them to grow to store up strength for the next 

 year. If the plants are grown for their shoots, pick off 

 all flowers. 



Fertilize yearly with a good general fertilizer. 



Renew when the plants show less vigor. 



From seed. Sow in seed-bed, rows fifteen to eigh- 

 teen inches apart ; thin to one foot. When one inch 

 high, or in the second spring, set at the permanent 

 distances. 



HOREHOUND (Marrubmm vulgare) is a perennial 

 plant, grown for its leaves, used for coughs and colds. 

 It is hardy, and is propagated by seeds, root-divisions, 

 or by cuttings, and, once established, will persist indefi- 

 nitely. 



