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Horse-radish.— Gentlemen, M ill yen, or any of your correspomlenls, liaTC llie 
goodness to state what mode there is (if any) of destroying that noxious weed, 
Horse-radish? for such I must cal! it, notwithstanding its culinary virtues. I hare 
lately come into possession of an old neglected garden, full of all kinds of weeds, 
and amongst the rest, an old bed of Horse-radish. I trenched the ground two 
spades deep^ and picked it, ns I thought, clean, but in a very short time it came 
up again as flourishing as ever, I then, as an experiment, dug six feet deep, and 
found that I had not got to the bottom of the roots, and as the smallest bit left in 
vegetates, I 6nd this mode will scarcely avail, although I would continue it, heavy 
as the expense would he, if I thought it would answer My sub-soil is a stift’clay, 
some hundred feet deep. 1 have sunk 300 feet for a well. 
I hope Mr. Stafford will have the goodness to comj)ly with the wishes expressed 
by Electricus, in your last number, relative to the mode of pruning and training 
his Vines in pots. I remain, Gentlemen, a sincere admirer of your work, 
Feb. 6, 1832. ’ M. E. kS. 
CcLTURE OF Plants in Rooms. —I am an enthusiastic lover of flowers, and 
when the weather no longer permits my having these pets in the garden, 1 like 
to have a few in the house. You will therefore greatly oblige me, if you will in 
your next number, give a few hints on the best method of managing plants in a 
room, with regard to soil, watering, &c, &c. as notwithstanding all my efforts, 
mine have a drawn-up and weakly appearance. I am aware that there are one or 
two works oi» this subject; but they are rather expensive, and a little of your valu¬ 
able information on the subject will very much oblige your friend and subscriber, 
Coniston, Dec. 22, 1831. J. B. 
Note. —Our correspondent shall have an Answer in our next.— Cond. 
Substitute for Glass, —Gentlemen, a correspondent of the Gardener's Mag¬ 
azine recommends Talc as a substitute for glass, in greenhouses, &c. and describes 
it as answering every purpose of glass. No bail storm, nor even the stroke of a 
hammer, can break it,—^fire has no effect on it,—that it may he cut with scissors ; 
and that it is cheaper than glass. I shall feel particularly obliged by you, or any 
your correspondents informing me, through your valuable work where it is to be 
procured and the price, I am. Gentlemen, your obedient servant, 
HasthigSy February 1832. A Subscriber. 
Citrons. —I should be very glad to be informed by some one of your numerous 
correspondents, the best method of cultivating the genus CitruSy more particularly 
that part which relates to pruning-; and whether the first luxuriant shoots gene¬ 
rally produced after receiving them from abroad, should be shortened the following 
spring, in order to bring theai into bearing. Yours, truly, 
Auranteum. 
Spur-byes of Vines —are recommended in the Gardener’s Magazine, to be by 
far the most effectual method of procuring early and strong vines. How are these 
to be selected—and of what age and size should the spurs be ? Ought they to be 
planted in small pots of rich mould, and plunged in a gentle liol-bcd—as of leaves 
and fan, or bow otherwise sho\ild they be treated? 
Februarij 14, 1832. 
Electricus- 
