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can reach up ; and yet, in England, the Hop- 

 lands are called hop-gardens, and are cultivated 

 and kept in a garden state. But, hops are to be 

 preserved. They are fit to gather, when you see, 

 upon opening the leaves of the hop, a good deal of 

 yellow dust, and when the Feeds, which you will 

 find at the sockets of the leaves of the hop, begin 

 to be plump. Gather them nicely, and let no 

 leaves or stalks be amongst them ; and lay them 

 out on a cloth to dry in the sun, taking care that 

 no rain fall upon them, and that they be not out 

 in the dew. When perfectly dry, put them, very 

 hardly and closely pressed, into a new bag, made 

 of thick Russia linen, such as they make strong 

 trowsers of. And, in this state, they will, if ne- 

 cessary, keep good and fit for use (if kept in a dry 

 place) for twenty, years, or, perhaps, three times 

 twenty. I have used hops, for brewing, at ten 

 years old, and found them just as efficient as new 

 hops of the same original quality. However, 

 fieofile say that fresh hops have a more lively 

 flavour ; and, as any stick will, in America, 

 carry enough to supply a family with hops for the 

 making of yeast-cakes, it must be shocking lazi- 

 ness not to put a few by every year. 



225. HORSE RADISH. Like every other 

 plant, this beara seed ; but it is best propagated 

 by cutting bits of roots into lengths of two inches 

 and putting them, spring or fall, into the ground 

 about a foot deep, with a setting stick. They 

 will find their way up the first year ; and the se- 

 cond they will be fine large roots, if the ground 

 be trenched deeply and made pretty good. Half 

 a square perch of ground, planted at a foot apart 

 every way, will, if kept clear of weeds, pro- 



