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VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. 



potatoes in being of one homogeneous substance ; and 

 are likewise eaten in their matured state. 



Flower and Root of Scorzonera. 



SCORZONERA Scorzonera hispanica is indige- 

 nous to Spain ; it was introduced into Ibis country 

 some years after the skirret, and, like it, was formerly 

 more cultivated than it is at present. Its root has 

 not, however, the peculiar sweetness of the latter, 

 but is extremely delicate, and when properly prepared 

 makes so pleasant an addition to the list of culinary 

 vegetables, that it appears to be unjustly excluded 

 from our gardens. It has shared the fate of those 



