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we recommend the Horse-radisli to be planted in November. 

 When the roots are required for use, open a trench on one 

 side of the row, then clear the plants down to the roots from 

 whence they spring, and cut them off, leaving a small portion 

 to form another plant the following season, though it is deci- 

 dedly preferable to make a new plantation every two years, as 

 when the roots beco"me old they have a hard, bitter taste. 

 Before the Winter sets in, there should be a sufficient supply 

 lifted for use, and stored in the root-cellar, in moist earth. If 

 they are allowed to become dry, they lose their sprightly flavor. 



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Zea Mays.— Mais, Fr. 



This vegetable is universally cultivated for the table through- 

 out the United States. Its varieties are numerous, and 

 yearly increasing. Those particularly adapted for the table 

 have been greatly improved the past few years. It is an in- 

 dispensable dish for both the rich and the poor, in its season. 

 By a knowledge of its culUire, and attention to repeated sow- 

 ings, it may be had from June to November. The following 

 three varieties are the best for the purpose : 



Extra Early. — This is the earliest variety ; grains large and 

 pure white, cob small, ears short; if planted from the 15th to 

 25th of April, it will be ready about the same days in June ; 

 but when planted about the 15th of May, it will be ready about 

 the 1st of July, if the weather is favorable. — Fine flavored. 



Adams' Early — very similar to the above, but a few days 

 later. Grains not so full though equally as fine flavored. 



Sweet, or Sugar. — There are two varieties of this ; the one 

 that has eight rows of grains on the cob is the best. It re- 

 mains some time in a milky state, and therefore the same sow- 

 ing is fit for the table a longer period. The grains of the 



