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Dig when of large enough size, as wanted. Or 

 leave over winter and dig in spring. 



Store roots taken for winter use, in sand or away 

 from air. 



Diseases and pests are few and not troublesome. 



SALSIFY, BLACK. See Scorzonera. 

 SALSIFY, SPANISH. See Scolymus. 



SAMPHIRE (Crithmum maritimum) sometimes called 

 Sea- fennel, St. Peter's herb, and Parsley Pert, is a 

 hardy perennial, grown (with some difficulty except at 

 the seashore) for its leaves and young shoots, used in 

 seasoning, salads, and pickles. It is propagated by root- 

 division, or by seeds sown as soon as ripe. Golden 

 Samphire (Inula crithmifolia) is not so pleasant to the 

 taste as true Samphire, but is cultivated in the same 

 way. 



Soil should be light and sandy, with a warm aspect. 

 In France and England the plant is if possible grown 

 at the foot of a sheltering wall. 



Distances. One by two feet to eighteen by thirty 

 inches. 



Depth. Cover seed lightly. Roots the same as 

 before. 



Sow seed as soon as ripe (in August and Septem- 

 ber), as it rapidly loses the power to germinate. Sow 



