514 THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. [OCT. 



crops may be expected to rise therefrom in March or April. For 

 the methods of sowing and treating them, see the Kitchen- Garde n 

 for March. 



Shallots, Chives, Garlick, and Rocambole. 



This is a very proper season to plant roots of shallots, chives, 

 garlick, and rocambole ; for the method of planting them, see 

 page 190. 



Horse-Radish and Scurvy Grass. 



You may now plant roots of the Cochlearia Amnoracia, or horse- 

 radish, in dry, rich ground, agreeably to the directions given in 

 page 201 ; but in moist soil, March will be a preferable time. 



This is a proper season to sow some seed of the Cochlearia officinalis, 

 or common officinal scurvy-grass ; from this sowing the plants will 

 rise freely in spring, and generally succeed better than if sown at 

 that season. I do not mean what is commonly used for an early 

 spring sallad, and generally called scurvy-grass ; for the sowing 

 of which, I have given directions in page 455, under the name of 

 Winter Cresses. 



Ordinary work. 



Give a general hoeing and weeding to all your crops, and carry 

 the weeds immediately out of the garden, lest they shed their seeds 

 and lay the foundation of much trouble ; likewise clean all vacant 

 quarters from weeds, and from the decayed stalks of peas, beans, 

 cabbages, &c. 



Such spaces of ground as are now vacant, should be dunged and 

 dug, or trenched, that it may have the true advantage of fallow in 

 the winter season. 



If the ground is of a stiff 1 or heavy nature, throw it up into high 

 sloping ridges, for the reasons assigned in page 1. 



Taking up, the roots of Carrots, Beets, &c. 



About the latter end of the month you may begin to take up 

 the roots of full grown carrots, beets, parsneps, turneps, Jerusalem 

 artichokes, &c. which are to be preserved as directed in November. 



Southern States. 



In Georgia, South Carolina, and the parts of North Carolina 

 south of the 35th degree of Latitude, you may now sow the seeds of 

 carrot, parsnep, beet, onion, parsley, cresses, spinach, and several 

 other kinds of hardy garden vegetables: plant out from the 

 seed-beds cabbage and cauliflower plants. Sow peas, and plant 

 early Mazagan, and Windsor beans, with every other variety of 

 the Vicia Fab a. 



In North Carolina, generally, Tennessee, and the southern parts of 

 Virginia and Kentuckey, you may sow peas, plant the above species 



