. «. Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify Salsifis, Fr. SALSIFY or Vegetable Oyster Ostion Vegetal, Sp. Haferwurzel, Ger. One ounce for 60 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 in the ground all winter for early spring use, but should b
. «. Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify Salsifis, Fr. SALSIFY or Vegetable Oyster Ostion Vegetal, Sp. Haferwurzel, Ger. One ounce for 60 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 in the ground all winter for early spring use, but should be taken up before it starts new growth. 837 Mammoth Sandwich Island. Grows to very large size with a yellowish 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.; i oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., $; lb., $ 835 Long White. A favorite market variety of very fine flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; J lb., $; 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 without losing their tenderness and fine flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., $; lb., $ Courge, Fr. SQUASH Caldbaza, Sp. Kuerbis, Ger. 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 planting time, in well-manured hills, the bush varieties 4 feet apart each way, the winter sorts 10 to 12 feet each way, and thin out to 2 to 4 plants to the hill. To repel the squash vine borer, throw a handful of tobacco dust close around the plants. The large, strong-smelling black squas
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