382 SALAD PLANTS. 



Golden Sam- A hardy perennial, growing, like the pre- 



phire. Thomp. J 



INULA CRITHMI- ceding, naturally, on the marshes and sea-coast 



of Great Britain. The stalk is a foot and a 

 half in height, erect, with clusters of small, fleshy leaves ; 

 flowers yellow, in small, umbel-like clusters. 



Propagation and Cultivation. It may be propagated by 

 seeds, or by a division of the roots. It thrives best in a 

 shady situation, and requires frequent watering. If salt be 

 occasionally dissolved in the water, it will promote the 

 growth of the plants, and render the branches and foliage 

 more succulent and tender. 



lf sf The fleshy leaves and the young branches are pickled 

 in vinegar, and added to salads as a relish. The plant, how- 

 ever, has none of the pleasant aromatic flavor of the true 

 Samphire, though often sold under the name, and used as 

 a substitute. 



SCURVY-GRASS. 



Cochlearia officinalis. 



This is a hardy, annual, maritime plant, common to the 

 sea-coast of France and Great Britain. The root-leaves 

 spread regularly from a common centre, are heart-shaped, 

 fleshy, smooth, and glossy, those of the stem sessile, ob- 

 long, and toothed on the margin ; the stalks are numerous, 

 and from six inches to a foot in height; the flowers are 

 small, white, and produced in compact groups or clusters ; 

 the seeds are small, oval, a little angular, and retain their 

 vitality three years. 



Soil, Solving, and Cultivation. It succeeds best in moist, 

 sandy soil, and flourishes in shady situations. Sow the seeds 

 in August, soon after they ripen, in shallow drills eight or ten 

 inches apart, and, while the plants are young, thin them to 

 five or six inches apart in the rows. The plants taken up in 



