Gardening for Amateurs 



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liberally manured soil in autumn or spring, 



12 inches apart, in lines 15 inches asunder. 



It is propagated by root cuttings. Dig up 



some old plants and select the strongest and 



straightest of the roots, each having a bud. 



Cut into lengths of 10 or 12 inches, make 



holes with a crowbar, and drop the cuttings 



in, crown upwards, 



the top being an inch 



or two below the top 



of the soil. Treated 



in this way, large 



roots of first - class 



quality will be ready 



for use the following 



autumn and winter. 



Horseradish should 



be replanted every 



three years or so. 



Indian Corn 

 (Maize). This 

 plant is more in re- 

 quest as a decorative 

 plant for the flower 

 garden and conser- 

 vatory than as a 

 vegetable. For the 

 former purpose it is 

 highly ornamental, 

 and most useful, 

 especially the varie- 

 gated form. Of late 

 years, however, there 

 has been a growing 

 appreciation of it as 

 a summer vegetable, 

 and it is now seen 

 as a garden crop ; 

 the sheath of the 

 young corn, and the 

 corn itself, called the 

 cob, are eaten : they 

 are cooked and 

 served like Aspara- 

 gus. Seeds are sown early in April, the 

 seedlings being grown in pots and planted 

 out in rich soil the first week in June, at 

 about 15 inches apart. 



Kohl Rabi. This remarkable plant, 

 though belonging to the Cabbage family, 

 looks very much like a Turnip with its root 

 above ground. The plant is hardy, and small 

 roots are useful as a substitute for Turnips 



when these are scarce, while the large ones 

 are excellent for feeding cattle. As a garden 

 crop it is seldom grown. Sow at the end of 

 March in rows 2 feet apart, and thin out 

 the plants to 16 inches apart. 



Leek. As an autumn, winter, and spring 

 vegetable there is no more valuable or more 



When comparatively few plants are grown this method answers 

 well : the holes must be filled as the Leeks make progress. 



wholesome plant than the Leek. It is easily 

 grown, and not particular as to soil. It 

 yields a heavy crop, and is quite hardy. 

 When boiled, fried in gravy, or put in soups 

 it is delicious. Sow seeds in March in drills 

 12 inches apart, and put out the seedlings 

 in June in rows 15 inches apart, allowing 

 6 inches between the plants in the row. 

 Shorten the leaves and plant deeply in 



