. Dreer's garden book 1932. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. I RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEERT^ 41. Salsifis,F*. SALSIFY or Vegetable Oyster Ostion Vegetal, Sp. Haferwurzel, Ger. One ounce for 50 feet of drill. Culture— Succeed best in light, well-enriched mellow soil. Sow early in the spring in drills 15 inches apart, 1 inch deep and water liberally with a fine spray or sprinkler, thin to 4 inches in rows. Used the same as Carrots, or, after having been boiled, make into cakes a
. Dreer's garden book 1932. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. I RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEERT^ 41. Salsifis,F*. SALSIFY or Vegetable Oyster Ostion Vegetal, Sp. Haferwurzel, Ger. One ounce for 50 feet of drill. Culture— Succeed best in light, well-enriched mellow soil. Sow early in the spring in drills 15 inches apart, 1 inch deep and water liberally with a fine spray or sprinkler, thin to 4 inches in rows. Used the same as Carrots, or, after having been boiled, make into cakes and fry like oysters, which they resemble in flavor. Cultivate the same as carrots or parsnips; it is hardy; can remain the ground all winter for early spring use, but should be taken up before it starts new growth. 837 Mammoth Sandwich Island. Grows a large tapering root 7 or 8 inches long with almost white smooth skin, resembling a good-sized Parsnip. It is very mild and delicately flavored, hence very popular. The young leaves may be used as salad. Pkt, 10 cts.; | oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., 85 cts.; lb., $ 835 Long White. A favorite market variety of very fine flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; i oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., 85 cts.; lb., $ 834 Long Black, or Scorzonera. This is grown in the same manner as above sorts, but it develops a taproot with a black skin. The roots of this variety, if not used may remain in the ground till needed and they will increase in size with- out losing their tenderness and fine flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; \ oz., 25 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; \ lb., $; lb., $ Courge, Fr. SQUASH Calabaza, Sp. Kuerbis, Ger. Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify Culture —It has only been recently that scientists have discovered the presence of remarkable quantities of vitamines in summer squash, and doctors now prescribe an abundance of squash for children backward in physical development. Sow at corn plant- ing time, in well-manured hills, the bush varieti
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