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below the surface and covered with, loose but rich soil. A 

 permanent horse-radish bed should be in some comer out of 

 the way. Boots may be dug late in the fall- before the ground 

 freezes. If the whole crop is then taken up the smallest 

 pieces may be used next spring for replanting. The roots 

 are grated or ground and after treating with white vinegar, 

 are bottled for market or for future use. School boys may 

 easily make their first start in commercial gardening by the 

 use of this crop. 



Kale and CoUards. — The kales are weU adapted to use 

 in the school garden. They are so hardy that much use can 

 be made of them in late fall, winter and early spring. They 

 make excellent greens, and seem to be improved by frost. 

 For early spring use, sow. the seed in September and protect 

 the plants during winter with clean litter of some kind. 

 In latitudes north of New York City, a better plan is to sow 

 the seed in early spring, or the plants may be started in hot- 

 beds and transplanted. During mild winters and in southern 

 states, kale may be used for greens throughout the entire 

 winter season. Culture and soil are the same as for cabbage. 



Kohl-Rabi. — Drill seed, in rows sixteen to eighteen iaches 

 apart and thin to four inches between plants. The plants 

 develop quickly and are well suited to use in the school 

 garden. Successive plantings may be made until mid-summer. 



The edible part is a swelled part of the stem a few inches 

 above ground, which is bulb-like in appearance. It is likened 

 in appearance to a leafy turnip. The preparation for the table 

 is similar to that for turnips. 



Leek. — Sow in early spring as soon as the ground is fit 

 to work. The rows should be about one foot apart, and the 

 seed covered to a depth of one inch. The plants may be 

 moved when six to eight inches high and set in deep rich soil, 

 about six inches apart in the rows. When transplanting, set 

 the plants deep to blanch the necks, and ridge up the soil as 

 growth continues. Another plan suited to the school garden 



