. 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. SOUTHERNWOOD SPABAXIS 1693 tonic propei'lies, which resemble tliose of worinwood. It is seldom offered by seedsmen in this country be- cause of its slight importance. jj q Kains SOW EEEAD. An old name for Cyclamen. SOY BEAN {Glycine hispicia, which see for botanical description) is a legume, and while it has lo
. 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. SOUTHERNWOOD SPABAXIS 1693 tonic propei'lies, which resemble tliose of worinwood. It is seldom offered by seedsmen in this country be- cause of its slight importance. jj q Kains SOW EEEAD. An old name for Cyclamen. SOY BEAN {Glycine hispicia, which see for botanical description) is a legume, and while it has long been a staple crop in Japan it has but somewhat recently been cultivated in the United States. Pigs. 191,195. It grows to perfection only in a tropical or semitropical climate. In its native country, .Japan, the seed is an important human food product, but in the United States its prin- cipal use at present is as a forage plant for fax'in live. 2357. Southernwood (X K). Stock and as a soil renovator. It is an upright, leafy, branching plant, growing 3-4 ft. high. Two distinct plants are often called Soy Bean ; the smaller one {Phaseolus radiatns) is grown principally in Japan; the larger species, the true Soy Bean, is Gliiciiie liispida. This latter species has become popular in some sections of the United States because of its power of resisting drought and for the further reason that it may supply a large amount of forage rich in protein. In the northern states it is probable that the Soy Bean will be acclimated and that it will serve as an adjunct to the maize crop as a food for stock, although it is coarse in leaf and stalk. It thrives best upon a warm, well-drained loamy soil, and seed should not be planted until all danger from frost is over. The land should be prepared by plowing and harrowing in the early spring, and the harrow should be used two or three times before the seeds are planted. Best success is attained by planting in drills, rows to be from 2i4-'i ft. ap
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