The book of asparagus, with sections also on celery, salsify, scorzonera and seakale . BUNDLE OF 96 CULTURE OF SALSIFY the plants, and told me that he had changed his seeds-man, because his salsify was so poor and SALSIFY ROOTS I examined the bed, and counted eight plants to the footrun. I turned to the other side of the bed where broc-coli was planted, and found them about a foot apart from CULTURE OF SALSIFY 97 row to row and less in the rows. They were aboutthree feet high, so I said, Your broccoli is also a fail-ure. Yes,he said ; no more seed from Messrs So-and-So. I
The book of asparagus, with sections also on celery, salsify, scorzonera and seakale . BUNDLE OF 96 CULTURE OF SALSIFY the plants, and told me that he had changed his seeds-man, because his salsify was so poor and SALSIFY ROOTS I examined the bed, and counted eight plants to the footrun. I turned to the other side of the bed where broc-coli was planted, and found them about a foot apart from CULTURE OF SALSIFY 97 row to row and less in the rows. They were aboutthree feet high, so I said, Your broccoli is also a fail-ure. Yes,he said ; no more seed from Messrs So-and-So. I said, Are you not blaming your seedsmanfor your own ignorance? He said, Well, mygardener is of the same opinion as myself. I asked tosee the gardener. He replied that he had not one now,but wanted one. I replied, Yes, you certainly do wantone, as it seems to me you have not had one then told him what I thought, and wondered howoften our nurserymen and seedsmen are blamed for ourincompetency. I consider that salsify cooks better when raised fromthe ground as required, in the same way as parsnips. Butwhen growths commence the roots should be taken upand stored away, for new growths mean pithy and toughsubstance which wi
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