244 — How to Make the Garden Pay. 



so to stand 2 or 23/^3 feet one way by 16 or 18 inches the other. 



The sets are put in deep enough so the upper or slanting end 



will be about 3 inches below the surface of the ground. This is 



done to give the first crop time to get out of the 



way before the horse-radish appears on the scene. 



In the cultivation of the former no notice is taken 



of the presence of the horse-radish underneath, 



except to clip off any sprout foolhardy enough to 



come to the surface prematurely. Horse-radish 



makes the most of its growth during the cooler 



and moister weather of early autumn. When the 



first crop is taken off, its opportunity has come, and 



it generally makes the most of it. It will need one 



thorough hoeing, and may then be left to take care 



of itself The crop is dug late in the fall, or after 



all other crops are taken care of, freed from its 



small roots and large tops, and stored in root 



houses or pits, to be marketed during winter. A 



root when ready for market, appears as in annexed 



illustration. Being trimmed at both ends, it is Horse-radish. 



given a thorough washing, and a number of them are then tied 



together in a bunch, and thus put on the market. It is usually 



sold by weight, and one of the best paying late crops. 



The small roots are used for sets. When removed from 

 main root they are at once cut of the proper length and shape, 

 tied in bundles, and buried in sand in the cellar or pitted in the 

 open ground until wanted in spring. 



An English Method. — I 

 here also illustrate a so-called 

 improved way of growing horse- 

 radish, described some time ago, 

 in the Garden (London). The 

 discoverer of this method claims 





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A New \Va) oi Giuwin^ Hoi^L-idUibh. 

 that the roots, being so much nearer the influence of the sun, 

 and in warmer soil than those planted perpendicularly (in the 

 usual way) grow to a much larger size, and are harvested with 

 much less labor than they would otherwise. The sets are planted 

 only from 2 to 3 inches deep, almost horizontally, as indicated in 

 illustration, and given the cultivation as described for those 

 planted in the usual way. 



