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the ground two feet deep, and planting the cuttings with 

 a long, blunt-pointed dibble. It may be done late in the 

 fall, or if in spring, the earlier it is planted, if the ground 

 is suitable, the better. The rows should be eighteen 

 inches apart, the plants twelve inches in the row, and 

 planted eight or ten inches deep. After the beds are 

 planted, smooth the surface and keep clear of weeds, and 

 avoid treading upon the beds, as they should be kept as 

 light as possible. If planted in March, a crop of radishes 

 or lettuce may be taken off the ground before the plants 

 make their appearance. They speedily root and send up 

 long, straight shoots, those appearing in April that were 

 planted in autumn. The only cultivation is to keep them 

 free from weeds, and remove the decayed leaves in 

 autumn. Hoe and rake the bed over in autumn, and also 

 the following spring. By the next fall, the roots are 

 ready to take up as wanted. If the plants throw up 

 suckers, they should be carefully removed as they appear. 



If any manure is applied to horse-radish, it must be 

 put at the bottom of the trench before planting, or the 

 plant will send out side shoots in search of the manure, 

 which would greatly injure the crop. 



To take them up, a trench is dug along the outside row 

 down to the bottom of the upright roots, which are cut 

 off nearly level with the original planting. The earth 

 from the next row is turned over upon them to the de- 

 sired depth, and so on until finished. The pieces of roots 

 left will send up new shoots, and the same bed will pro- 

 duce well in this way five or six years, when the site of 

 the plantation should be changed; when this is to be 

 done every piece of root should be taken up, for the 

 smallest of them will vegetate and prove troublesome if 

 left. The best roots come from fresh plantations. 



Use. — Horse-radish scraped into shreds with vinegar 

 is a well-known and desirable accompaniment to roast 



