By Mr. Joseph Knight. 



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that they may be taken up entire and sound : these for size 

 and quality will be such as are not generally seen. It is also 

 necessary to be very careful in digging up the crop, to pick 

 every lateral root and fibre out of the ground, as the smallest 

 roots rarely fail to grow, and would, if left in the ground, in- 

 jure the succeeding crop. The following February the one 

 year old crop will require additional earth as before directed, 

 and must of course be taken from those beds which are now 

 vacant, which, when done, if the ground appears poor, or 

 unlikely to produce another vigorous crop, they must have 

 a coat of manure. The best manure for Horse-radish is leaf- 

 mould, or other thoroughly decayed vegetable substances; 

 when such cannot be got, cow or horses' dung may be used, 

 but it should be in a very rotten state : this manure sfcould 

 be well mixed with the earth to the depth the Horse-radish 

 is intended to be planted ; after which the ground may be 

 planted, in due season, as before directed. When Horse- 

 radish is grown for market, it is customary to sell it with its 

 crowns or tops perfect, consequently, the market gardeners 

 have not always a sufficient quantity of crowns to furnish 

 their new plantations ; therefore, to made out this deficiency, 

 they sometimes cut the old knotty roots into sets, which 

 rarely produces good handsome sticks. With little difficulty 

 they might be accommodated with plenty of crowns, if they 

 would take the trouble, which would be very little, to plant 

 a quantity of their refuse Horse-radish in some inferior piece 

 of ground, or unfavourable situation for more delicate plants, 

 about six inches deep, and six inches apart from plant to 

 plant ; these, in the course of one year, would furnish any 



