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they come into full bloom, dry quickly and pack firmly 

 away for use. 



ELECAMPANE. (Inula HeUnium.) 

 Plant in hills a foot square. The roots are boiled and 

 sweetened with sugar or syrup and used as a cough medi- 

 cine. 



CASTOR BEANS. (Riciuus communis.) 

 Plant during March and April, on any fair soil, in 

 hills four feet apart each way ; cultivate until large 

 enough to take care of themselves. The beans are used 

 for making castor oil. 



GOURDS. (Lagenaria vulgaris.) 



Soak the seed twenty-four hours, plant in rich ground 

 very early in spring in some locality where the vines can 

 climb on some brush or a fence, keep the weeds and grass 

 down, but do not disturb the roots by deep tillage. 



ARTICHOKE JERUSALEM. (Helianthus tuber osus. ) 



The Jerusalem (Hog) and white French Artichoke are 

 planted somewhat after the manner of Irish potatoes. 

 Plant in February or March ; select a mellow rich soil, 

 or manure with ashes and acid phosphate. After plowing 

 the land well, lay off rows four or five inches deep, and 

 three feet apart, in which drop a piece of tuber about 

 every two feet, cover three or four inches deep. The 

 plants will come voluntarily every year for a number of 

 years ; but the roots will not be large unless new plantings 

 are made annually. Very productive, good for hogs. 

 When baked they are nearly equal to a potato. The 

 tubers or roots are perfectly hardy, and keep better in 

 the ground than anywhere else. Dig them as they may 

 be needed. 



HORSE-RADISH. ( CochUaria Armor acia. ) 

 Propagated from roots. Plant from November to first 



