"Greens" and Miscellaneous Plants 



plants should be folded over each other com- 

 pactly and tied. This causes them to blanch, 

 and become very tender. It is well to cover 

 the plants thus treated with a roofing of boards, 

 oil-cloth, or something that will exclude rain, 

 as water getting among the foliage will be sure 

 to cause rot. This plant is also good for greens. 



Every garden should have a few roots of 

 horseradish for spring use. It can be planted 

 in out-of-the-way corners, where it will not 

 interfere with other plants, and there it will 

 take care of itself if weeds and grass are kept 

 down. It grows from a division of old roots. 

 Simply a piece of root having a growing point, 

 or eye, under the ground, will speedily develop 

 into a strong plant. Let the soil be rich and 

 light. Young leaves of this plant make excel- 

 lent greens, as they have something of the 

 pungency peculiar to the grated root. 



Those who grow and prepare their own 

 horseradish will have an article far superior, 

 in every respect, to the article to be bought of 

 grocers. To have it in perfection it must be 

 freshly dug and grated at once. It loses the 

 tang which makes it so delightful an excitant 

 of the appetite after standing for a short time 



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