. 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. Gardening. SCOLYMUS SCdLTHUS (old Greek name used by Hesiod), Com- pdsitce. Scolymus Hispanicus (Fig. 2279) is the vege- table known as Golden Thistle or Spanish Oyster Plant. It makes a root much like salsify, except that it is much lighter colored and considerably longer. Its flavor is less pronounced than that at salsi
. 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. Gardening. SCOLYMUS SCdLTHUS (old Greek name used by Hesiod), Com- pdsitce. Scolymus Hispanicus (Fig. 2279) is the vege- table known as Golden Thistle or Spanish Oyster Plant. It makes a root much like salsify, except that it is much lighter colored and considerably longer. Its flavor is less pronounced than that at salsify, but when carefully cooked, it |h,..> â , \r,A , ^ i r . :,i,Ie quality which is somewhat it â 'I ' !â : of salsify and pars- nip. It i- ;i i : ': of cooking em- ployed furiii.'-' ^â -I ' -. I tM [Miiicular value of the Spanish UysU-i i'lam, .i>i,l,- ii,.iii allording a variety in the kitchen garden, is its large size and productiveness as compared with salsify. The product may be nearly twice as great, for a given area, as for salsify. The seeds are much easier to handle and sow than those of salsify. They are sown in March or April. The seeds, or rather akeues, are flat and yellowish, sur- rounded by a white scarious margin. The roots can be dug either in fall or spring. Tlic greatest fault of the Si-:iiii^li (>\^\.'\' T'laiit lii-s in tin- prickly character of Ml. â li iiink.'^ ill. |.l;iiit uncomfortable to III. i â â â¢- ar. ..fi. II III 11' in. long and 1 in. li I- - iliat 111., stalks are eaten like cai,i.'-'IKS thr [...i|i|. .li ^:ll,lnlanca; also that the flowers are used t., rut., -ailnin, Scolymus Hispain< ... Ijim,. i^ a biennial plant na- tive to southern ].... Fin radical Ivs. are very- spiny, oblong, pinnatiH<t, dark green variegated with pale green spots. The plant grows 2-2H ft. high, is much branched and bears bright yellow flower-heads, SCROPHULARIA 1633 _if^\^,. â which a
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