36 THE CULTURE OF 



Jerusalem Artichokes afford a most refreshing Shade. 



to injury from snails, and subject to mould 

 and decay ; but when designed to preserve 

 STRAWBERRIES in considerable quantities, 

 and as long as possible after the time of ri- 

 pening, it may be best effected by planting 

 as early as October preceding, in one direct 

 line, nine inches distant from that in which 

 the skreen by hurdle is intended to be placed, 

 and on the south side of the same : 



And to afford a more widely extended 

 shade, roots of Helianthus Tuberosus, com- 

 monly called Jerusalem Artichoke, in manner 

 recommended hereafter, from their broad 

 foliage, will, in the hotter months of July 

 and August, be found to afford a more cool 

 and refreshing shade; when the wattled hur- 

 dles, as far as they extend, may be entirely 

 removed. 



In many families it is considered of great 

 importance, and no expence is spared to 

 prolong the crops of these fruits to the ut- 



