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apart and i| to 2 in. deep. Sow seeds thinly, and when 
large enough the young plants should be planted in rows 
2 ft. apart, with 1 ft. between the plants in the rows. They 
will form nice crowns by the third season, when they 
may be taken up in the autumn after the leaves have 
died down. All the 
branch roots should be 
cut off, and the pieces 
from 3 to 6 in. long, 
and as thick as a lead 
pencil, should be pre- 
served, cut straight 
through at the upper 
end horizontally, and 
sloping at the lower 
end. These may be 
kept in sand until the 
spring, when they should 
be planted out in rows 
1 ft. apart, with 18 in. 
between the plants, the 
top being level with the 
ground. If the soil is 
very good, they will form good crowns by the autumn. 
The old crowns may be forced inside by placing round 
large flower pots filled with ordinary soil and putting them 
in heat in a dark place — a corner of the Mushroom house 
is suitable. They may also be planted in the open garden 
in clumps, and covered with boxes or small barrels and 
afterwards with rough manure, when the crowns will pro- 
duce a fine crop of stout blanched leaf stalks. 
