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Soil. Rich garden loam. Plenty of manure and 

 chemicals may be worked in. 



Distances. Set the roots four feet by eighteen 

 inches. 



Depth as before, the top of the root lightly covered 

 with earth. 



Culture. Dress occasionally with a good general 

 fertilizer and keep clear of weeds. 



Forcing. In the fall, when the tops are killed by 

 frost, lift the roots, shake free of earth, and store by 

 packing in straw away from frost, at a temperature of 

 about 40. Force when wanted as follows : 



Make a trench three feet wide and two feet deep; 

 pack in the bottom three inches of well-rotted manure, 

 mixed with good earth. Over this put two inches of 

 good earth, upon which set the roots upright and 

 closely together. Cover the whole with earth, mound- 

 ing it to a foot in height above the ground. Keep the 

 ground watered. 



Cut the shoots when they appear, in forty to sixty 

 days, and continue cutting as long as they are produced. 



Outdoor forcing is possible only in mild climates. 

 Farther north force indoors in a similar manner, under 

 a greenhouse bench, or in boxes in the cellar. 



The roots are best forced in midwinter. It is likely 

 that ether forcing (see under Rhubarb) will produce a 

 greater yield, but it will exhaust the roots. Forced by 

 the above method, and allowed to become dormant 



