206 THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES 



Depth. One-half to one inch. 



Sow thinly in late July or August, and thin in the 

 rows, or sow in seed-bed and transplant. Thinnings 

 may be transplanted. 



Pick before the plant goes to seed, which it does 

 quickly in hot weather. 



PICRIDIUM VULGARE is the name given by 

 Thompson to French Scorzonera, which see, under S. 



PIE-PLANT. See Rhubarb. 



PIGWEED, or Lamb's Quarter (Chenopodium album), 

 is sometimes grown in gardens as a pot-herb. Treat 

 like spinach. (The name Pigweed is also applied to the 

 green amaranth, Amarantus retroflexus, a common barn- 

 yard weed.) 



PIMPINELLA, or Pimpernel, or Burnet Saxifrage 

 (Pimpinella Saxifraga), is a plant grown for its leaves, 

 used in salads, having a cucumber flavor. It is little 

 used. Culture is like that of Anise, to which it is allied. 



PINDAR. See Peanut. 



PLANTAIN. See Bucks-Horn Plantain 



POPPY, OPIUM. See Opium Poppy. 



