LETTERS FROM GROWERS. 113 



Mr. C. D. Nusbaum, Jonesboro, 111.: "In May, 

 1900, I selected a number of roots from a lot that had 

 been washed clean and brought to market, and set 

 them under the lattice in my nursery; they are now 

 growing nicely. Transplanting in the spring, how- 

 ever, after the leaf stock has appeared will retard the 

 growth for that season, consequently it is best to do 

 transplanting either early in the spring, say during 

 March and April, before the tops appear, or in the fall 

 after the plant has attained its growth for the season. 

 In this locality (southern Illinois) planting may be 

 begun August ist and continue till the ground 

 freezes. 



"The two principal requirements in ginseng cul- 

 ture are rich soil and shade. The kind of soil does not 

 matter so much just so it is rich in humus or decayed 

 vegetable matter. My nursery is situated on ordinary 

 clay soil that is well-drained upland and was fertilized 

 with well-rotted horse manure and woods soil. The 

 location of a ginseng garden should always be on land 

 that is well drained and level or sloping toward the 

 north or east. A lattice shade should be erected on 

 posts high enough to allow one to walk erect under it. 

 The lattice may be made of ordinary plastering lath 

 nailed on one-half inch apart. In the North where 

 the snowfall is heavy the lattice should be made in 

 sections eight feet long so that it can be removed in 

 winter. [The arrangement of these lattice frames, 

 together with some eight to ten-year-old wild plants 

 transplanted from the forest in the fall of 1900, are 

 shown in Fig. 20.] 



"Under this lattice the beds should be made, leav- 

 ing an eighteen-inch walk between each pair of beds ; 

 four feet is a convenient width for the beds and they 

 should be framed with eight-inch boards held in place 

 by stakes. It is necessary to have the walks between the 

 beds so that the beds can be attended to without step- 



