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THE AMATEUR’S KITCHEN GARDEN. 
permanent occupant, an odd corner, remote from the rotation 
cropping, should be assigned it. For thirty years we have 
had a plantation — left as a legacy from a former holder — and 
from this we annually dig a sufficient supply, which is stored 
for use, and thus we obtain an abundance of stout straight 
roots, with the least trouble imaginable. The plump crowns 
tell where the good roots are, and the small crowns are never 
touched. Every autumn we spread over the piece a coat of 
half-rotten dung, or sprinkling of guano, and thus it is main- 
tained in its power of production. Should we live to see the 
crop degenerate, we shall trench up the piece and pick out all 
the roots, and put it under rotation cropping, so as, by fre- 
quent use of spade and hoe, to kill out the horseradish en- 
tirely. The market culture varies with the nature of the 
ground and convenience of the cultivator ; Knight’s method 
will suit a deep sandy soil. In November trench the ground 
three feet deep, and leave it rough. In February mark out 
the ground in four-feet beds, and one-foot alleys ; then take 
from the first bed nine inches of the top soil, and lay it upon 
the adjoining bed, after which take out an opening at one end 
of the bed, in the way of trenching, to a depth of fifteen 
inches. On the bottom of this trench put at nine inches 
apart the sets, which should consist of plump crowns cut two 
inches long. Set them with the crowns upright, and cover 
with earth taken to form the next trench, in which plant sets 
as in the first. Proceed in this way, making the trenches 
eighteen inches apart in ground of average strength, but in 
strong ground they should be two feet apart. The number of 
the beds and the length of the beds the cultivator must de- 
termine for himself, but before doing so, he must consider his 
requirements, and must not expect to dig until the roots have 
grown two seasons. There should, however, be twice as much 
land prepared in the first instance as will be required, and if 
more than one bed is planted, there should be left a blank 
bed between, which the first year can be covered with an 
annual crop, such as small seeds, salads, etc. In any case the 
bed planted must have nine inches of soil taken from it and 
laid on the adjoining bed that is to be sown with seeds. A 
series of beds managed in this way will be high and low 
alternately, the low beds filled with horseradish, the others 
with annual crops. 
In the following February eighteen inches of the earth 
