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of seed so sown will produce ten thousand strong 

 plants or more. Previous to planting, trim the 

 plants, by cutting off the long straggling leaves, 

 and also the ends of the roots. Let them be planted 

 with a dibble, in single rows, along the middle of 

 each trench, five or six inches between plant and 

 plant. The main crops may be planted in the 

 following manner: — Lay out the ground into beds 

 four feet wide, with alleys between, three feet; dig 

 the beds a spade deep, throwing the earth on the 

 alleys : when done, lay four or five inches of well- 

 rotted manure all over the bottom of the beds, dig 

 and incorporate it with the loose earth, and cover 

 the whole with an inch or two of earth from the 

 alleys. Plant four rows in each bed, at equal 

 distances, and from six to eight inches apart in 

 the rows. The plants must be hoed occasionally, 

 until grown of sufficient size for earthing, which 

 should be performed in fine weather. As the plants 

 progress in growth, repeat the earthing every two 

 weeks, at which time care should be taken to gather 

 up all the leaves neatly, and not to bury the hearts 

 of the plants. When they are grown two feet high, 

 and well blanched, they are fit for the table. 



Jerusalem Artichoke. — This plant is a native of 

 America, the tubers of which are generally abundant, 



