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fatnilj that eats roast beef every day of their lives. You must 

 take care that the horse-radish roots do not spread, and that bits 

 of them be not flang about the ground; for, wlien once in, no til- 

 lage will get them out, They must be, like the dock and dande- 

 lion roots, absolutely burnt hy^'re, or by a &un that will reduce 

 them to a state of a dry stick, or must be taken 4jp and carried 

 away from the spot. Though a very valuable and wholesome ar- 

 ticle of diet, it is a most pernicious weed." — Cobbttt. 



Leek. Allium porrum. — The ^^cotch Flag, and Large 

 London are the most choice kinds. 



"Sow early in spring, in rich ground, in drills an inch deep, 

 and tvvelve inches apart. About the beginning of summer trans- 

 plant them, six inches apart, in rows. When it is wished to have 

 them blanched, they may be transplanted inio shallow trenches, 

 three or four inches deep, and earthed up like celery." 



It is used for the various purposes for which the 

 onion is esteemed. 



Lettuce. Lactiica mtiva. — This is undoubtedly the 

 best of all salads. It is divided into two classes, the 

 6V>5' and Ckhhage Lettuces. The former class does not 

 succeed well with us. Of the latter, the Early Curled 

 Silesia, Royal Cape, India, Brcnvn Dutch, and Grand Ad- 

 miral, are amono; the esteemed kinds. Lettuces mav 

 be raised readily in Hot Beds. The first sowings in 

 open grounds should be made as soon as the weather 

 will permit ; say sometime in April. When the plants 

 are two inches high they should be thinned so as to 

 stand four inches apart. Those that are drawn out 

 may be set in another bed or row. When the plants 

 are four or five inches high they should be thinned to 

 eight or ten inches. The ground sliould be frequent- 

 ly istirred and the plants have an abundance of water, 

 as upon this depends their tenderness. A second 

 sowing may be made four or five weeks later and a 

 third in August. The India and the Cap)c are the 

 best for the dry weather of summer and early fall. — 

 By pursuing the above course a person can raise Let- 

 tuce that is very fine and tender and heads of a very 

 large size. 



Marjoham. Origanum. — There are two varieties, 

 the >SVv^/ and the Winfer. They axe propagated by 



