. Mingle & Co.'s almanac and garden manual 1899. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. Winter China {Page 45.) Salsify or Vegetable Oyster. Sow early in the Spring, in deeply dug and richly manured soil, in drills eighteen inches apart. Keep clear of weeds, and when up a few inches, thin out, so as to stand four or five inches apart. This is a hardy vegetable and can remain in the ground all Winter for early Spring use. but should be taken out before they start growing. It is excellent for the table, and can be served as C
. Mingle & Co.'s almanac and garden manual 1899. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. Winter China {Page 45.) Salsify or Vegetable Oyster. Sow early in the Spring, in deeply dug and richly manured soil, in drills eighteen inches apart. Keep clear of weeds, and when up a few inches, thin out, so as to stand four or five inches apart. This is a hardy vegetable and can remain in the ground all Winter for early Spring use. but should be taken out before they start growing. It is excellent for the table, and can be served as Carrots, or, after being parboiled, may be made into cakes and fried like oysters, which they greatly resemble in flavor. SPINACH. The Spinach is very hardy, wholesome and palatable, and make a delicious dish of greens. Should be planted in rich ground. Sow in drills one foot apart, and commence thinning out when the leaves are an inch wide. For early spring use, the seed should be sown middle of Autumn, and will require through the Winter a slight protection of leaves or straw. For Spring and early Summer use, sow as early as the ground can be tilled, and at short intervals, if a succession is desired. ROUND LEAVED SUMMER.—(Extra Curled.)—This vari- ety is the best and most popular with our market gardeners ; leaves large, thick and fleshy, and stands the Winter well. LARGE LEAVED FLANDERS—Has a very erect habit of growth, and preferred by many on that account. PRICKLY SEEDED—The hardiest variety, and will with- stand the severest weather, with only a slight protection of leaves or straw; seed is prickly, leaves oblong and triangular. It is Salsify the best for Fall sowing. LONG STANDING—New large crimped fleshy leaved variety ; stands two weeks longer than any other variety before running to seed. Best kind for seed sowing. MONSTROUS VIROFLAY—A mammoth variety of good quality, much used in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page image
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