rich. The While Daichy Red Top^ Early Garden Stone, 

 the Yelloio iind the Improced Swedish^ are the best va- 

 rieties. Bone dust and ashes are the best fertihzers 

 for the Turnip. Stir the ground and rake it smooth. 

 Draw drills twelve inches apart and cover the seed 

 one half inch deep. When the plants are one inch 

 high thin to three inches, and when they are three 

 inches high thin to six inches. The ground should be 

 fiequently stirred. Gather the winter crop before 

 frosts, and place in a dry, cool cellar. 



To cook. — They should be pared, boiled tender, 

 drained, mashed up and seasoned with butter, salt, 

 and pepper. 



WoR3iwooD. — Artemisia Absinthium. 



Culture. — This plant is best suited with a light, dry and poor 

 soil, for when its growth becomes very luxuriant, it loses a good 

 part of its aroiiiatic qualities, and is less able to endure the rigors 

 of winter. It is propagated by seed, as well as by slips and cut- 

 tings. Sow thinly in spring, or in autumn soon after the seed ri- 

 pens. When the plants have attained a height of two inches, 

 thin them to distances of six inches apart. The slips and cuttings 

 are to be taken off at midsummer, and set out in a shaded bor- 

 der, in rows six or eight inches apart each way, to be watered 

 regularly until they have become established. Transplanting to 

 the permanent location, is to be performed in the following spring. 

 Keep the ground light and clean, and clear away the dead stalks 

 in autumn. 



Use. — Wormwood is cultivated chiefly for medicinal purposes. 



