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tubers may be left in the ground through an ordinary 

 winter, and should be dug only when wanted, as they 

 soon spoil upon exposure to the air. They come to 

 full size very late in the season, continuing to grow as 

 long as the tops are green. 



Fig. 128. Tuber of Stachys tuberifera. Three-fourths natural size. 



Soil light and quick. 

 Distances. One foot each way. 

 Depth. Cover about two inches. 

 Set tubers when heavy frosts are past. 

 Cultivate regularly. 



Dig as wanted after the tops die down. 

 If stored, keep in moist sand. 

 Use. Fry, or use in salad. 



STAR OF THE EARTH. See Buck's Horn 

 Plantain. 



ST. PETER'S HERB. See Samphire. 



