Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . lly given to corn or pota-toes. Any time in the fall after frost has killed the tops,or the latter have matured, the crop can be up the whole plant by the roots, or dig the tuberswith a potato hook or prong hoe. Or, swine may be turnedinto the field and allowed to root
Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . lly given to corn or pota-toes. Any time in the fall after frost has killed the tops,or the latter have matured, the crop can be up the whole plant by the roots, or dig the tuberswith a potato hook or prong hoe. Or, swine may be turnedinto the field and allowed to root up and feed on thetubers. All kinds of farm animals seem to be fond ofthem. They may be ground and fed, mixed with groundgrains, to poultrywith good a succulent foodfor cattle, sheep,swine, and perhapsother farm stock, thistuber seems to de-serve more generalattention on the partof the Americanfarmer than it hasusually received. Itis far aheati of the potato in productiveness, and muchmore cheaply grown. Raw or boiled and served withvinegar, the tuber also makes a very good winter orspring salad, and for this purpose it may find a limitedsale in our markets. Tin- cliii-f demand for it will befor seed purposes. The easiest way of keeping the cropover winter is by leaving the tubers in the ground. 145. Tuber of Jerusalem Artichoke (X >4). where they grew, as they are not hurt by frost whencovered with soil. Tubers already gathered can bepitted like beets or turnips, but will need even less cover-ing of soil. The Mammoth White French is said by somepropagators to be an improved strain of the ordinary orJerusalem Artichoke. The plant often becomes a weed ;but hogs will root it out. The plant is native to upperCanada and middle parts of the U. S. It was cult, by theIndians. See HfUunthus. rp GreinER ARTOCARPUS («Wos, bread, and cnr/jos. fruit). Urti-cAcete. Bread Fruit. Tropical fruit plants, originallyfrom the East Indies, sometimes cult, with difSculty innorthern b
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