82 BEGINNER'S BOOK OF GARDENING 



Sorrel 



Although Sorrel grows with ease, however neglected, 

 it is well worthy of careful culture. It is best multiplied 

 by division, as seedlings tend to revert to the wild type. 

 The plants should be divided just before growth com- 

 mences in the early spring. Two feet should be allowed 

 from plant to plant, and it is a good plan to keep two 

 or three small beds going, and every year to plant a 

 new one and destroy the roots of the others. If raised 

 from seed Sorrel should be sown early in spring, say 

 about the second week in March. It should be sown 

 in drills about two feet apart. The plant should be 

 ultimately thinned so that there is at least eighteen 

 inches between the plants in the rows. Seed sown in 

 March will yield leaves fit for cutting about the middle 

 of May. The large leaves should be picked first, thus 

 allowing the smaller ones to grow. 



Horseradish 



Horseradish is of very easy culture, and for this 

 reason is very badly cultivated. As it will grow any- 

 where, it is allowed to grow wild in any out-of-the-way 

 corner. Still there is no comparison between roots 

 thus grown and those cultivated in a proper manner. 

 A trench about eighteen inches deep should be taken 

 out, and a good layer of manure placed at the bottom. 

 An inch or two of soil should be placed on this and 

 crowns of horseradish planted nine inches apart thereon. 

 All small fibrous roots should be cut off before planting, 

 and the trench should be filled in with light soil, the 

 lower six inches being moderately rich, the top six being 

 as poor and light as possible. In two years good sticks 

 will be ready for digging. 



