A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDENING 



easy matter to keep it within the Hmits as- 

 signed it by promptly uprooting any plant 

 that may make its appearance outside the 

 space given over to it. Those who are fond 

 of something pungent and peppery to eat 

 with meats, either hot or cold, will not con- 

 sent to be without it. It is at its best as soon 

 as the frost is out of the ground sufficiently 

 to admit of its being dug. It should be used 

 as soon as possible after digging, as it loses 

 much of its piquant quality if left exposed 

 to the air for a short time. Roots can be 

 dug in late fall for winter use, and packed in 

 boxes of soil, which should be stored in the 

 cellar or some other place where they can be 

 kept as cool as possible without actually 

 freezing. But in order to have it in perfec- 

 tion roots freshly dug in spring must be de- 

 pended on. 



Leaves of horseradish make excellent greens 

 if used when green and tender. A few of 

 them cooked with young beets will give the 

 latter a flavor that will make their sweetness 

 all the more appreciable. 



Speaking of greens reminds me to say that 

 the dandelion can be cultivated to advantage 

 in the home garden. Under cultivation it 



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