68 PICTORIAL PBAGTIGAL VEGETABLE GROWING. 



Chapter 7,— Clfting ana Storing Roots. 



Fkom time immemorial a fend has raged between gardeners and 

 cooks on the score of vegetables. When placed on the table, an irate 

 master has had to complain bitterly of inferior quality (the com- 

 parison generally being made with vegetables of the same kind 



FIG. 42. -THE WRONG WAY OF LIFTING ROOTS. 



1, a Carrot gripped by the leaves without the root being previously 

 loosened; 2, the top breaks off in consequence, or (3) the root 

 breaks. 



recently tasted at a neighbour's house), and straightway the head 

 of the garden and the chief of the kitchen have proceeded to lay the 

 blame upon each other. 



In all probability this time-honoured quarrel will rage for many 

 years to come, and it is safe to say that the roots will be the bone of 

 contention in many cases, l^eetroot. Carrots, and Parsnips are all 



