268 THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES 



STRAWBERRY ELITE, our common weed (Cheno- 

 podium capitatum\ is sometimes grown in gardens as a 

 pot-herb. Cultivate like Spinach. 



SUCCORY. See Chicory. 

 SUGAR-BEET. See Beet, Sugar. 



SWEET CICELY, or Sweet-scented Chervil (Myrrhis 

 odorata), is a hardy perennial whose leaves are used in 

 salads; they have a strong aniseed flavor. In France 

 the roots are used in soups. 



SoU. Any good garden earth. 



Distances. Rows one foot apart in seed-bed. Per- 

 manent distances two feet each way. 



Depth. One inch. 



Sow in autumn, as soon as the seeds are ripe. 

 Spring-sown seed is likely to fail. 



Thin to three inches in the seed-bed. 



Transplant when growing well, at five or six inches, 

 to the permanent distances. Or wait until the fol- 

 lowing spring. 



Set root-divisions in spring. 



Culture. Give ordinary care. 



Pick the leaves or dig the roots as wanted. 



Mulch lightly in winter. 



Reset or renew every few years. 



