SALPIGLOSSIS 



beautifully marbled and penciled with several colors. 

 Calyx tubular, o-cleft: corolla funnelforin, widely bell 

 shaped at the throat; lobes 5, plicate, eraarginatc: 

 stamens 4, didynaraous: capsule oblong or ovoid; valves 

 2-cle(t. 



The varieties of Salpiglossis require the general 

 tr(':itiiic'iit L'iviii iialf liMi-dy annuals. They prefer a 

 dffp. liuHir li.li ^Mji nut i^iven to sudden extremes of 

 nini^tiir.- ;in.| .li vim'^^. I'Ijc- seeds may be sown indoors 

 by till- iiiiiliUi- of .Maii/li, or later, or may be sown out- 

 doors in early spring. Care must be taken that the 

 early sown plants do not become stunted before being 

 planted out. They bloom for several weeks in late 

 summer. The flowers are useful for cutting and last 

 well in water. The plant is also excellent as a green- 

 house annual for late winter bloom. Seeds for this pur- 

 pose may be sown in late summer. 



sinuita, Buiz and Pav. (S. varidbilis, Hort. S. liy- 

 brida, Hon. S. urandifldm, Hort.). Fig. 2237. Hardy 

 annual, 1-2 ft. high, suberect, branched, sticky-pubes- 

 cent, with tis. 2 in. long and wide, ranging from straw- 

 color and yellow through scarlet nearly to blue, with 

 great variation in venation, and markings: lower Ivs. 

 petiolatH, elliptic-oblong, wavy-toothiil or pinnately cut: 



Vars. aziirea, atirea, coccinea, piimila, nana are offered. 

 V.23:1L'VI. Un.29. p. 166; 40. p.T.'i. K.H. 1S4;I:361. Var. 

 Buperbissima has a more columnar manner of growth 

 with a thick, unbranched stem. G.C. HI. 22:363. A.G. 

 18 ^^B"^- F. W. Barclay. 



SALFtNGA {Snlphi.r., trumpet; referring to the shape 

 of the calyx). Melastomdcece. Here belongs the dwarf 

 stove foliage plant known to the trade as Berfolonia 

 margnritacea. The Ivs. are large, heart-shaped, metal- 

 lic green above, with lines of small white dots running 

 from the base to the apex as do also the .t prominent 

 ribs; the lower surface is a dull but rich crimson. For 

 culture, and botany of allied genera, see Bertolonin. 

 Fls. 5-merous: calyx tube 10-ribbed, limb with 5 ob- 

 scure or elongated lobes 

 stamens 10, opening by a 

 . single pore at the apex 



marganticea T i i i n a 



lis pedicelled in dichotom 

 rms cvme^ white or rosy 

 white Buzil F S lb 1697 

 W M 

 SALSAFY is the spelling 

 preferred in England, Sal 

 sify in America 



SALSIFY (formerly some 

 times spelled S(thafy) is 

 Ptaqopoqoyi pomfohus, one 

 of the corapositie Fig 

 2238 It IS a garden escu 

 lent, being grown for the 

 fleshy root This root has 

 the flavor of ousters, hence 

 the plant is sometimes called 

 Vegetable Oystei and 

 Oyster Plant Sslsify is 

 perfectly hardy. The seeds 

 (which are really fruits) are 

 sown in early spring, about 





be 



prepared, in drills where the 

 plants are to stand. The 

 drills may be 2-3 ft. apart, 

 tools, or half that distance 

 In the rows, the plants are 

 thinned to stand 2-5 in. apart. The plant requires the 

 entire season, in the North, in which to grow. The 

 roots may be allowed to remain in the ground until 

 spring, for freezing does not harm them. In fact, they 

 are usually better for being left in the ground, because 



SALTBUSHES 1603 



they do not shrivel and become tough as they often do 

 in storage. If they are kept cool and moist in storage, 

 however, the quality is as good as when the roots 



2239 Plant of Russian thistle 



remain m the gnmnd At least a part of the crop 

 should be stored, in order that the table or the market 

 may be supplied during winter and early spring. 



Salsify is biennial. The second spring, a strong 

 stalk 2-3 ft. tall is st-nt up from the crown of the root, 

 and in spring or .■^liy suiiiiih i- an abundance of light 

 purple flower-lna'is ai-.- io-mIu.-M. The flowers, or 



heads, close about i n. I'ln l.av.s are long linear 



and grass-like. I'ln- n.otv aiv small, well-grown speci- 

 mens being about 1 ft. long and uiilnauched, and about 

 2 inches in diameter at the top. The skin is grayish 

 white. Salsify is easy to grow. 

 and it has no serious pests. It 

 is a vegetable of secondary im- 



where it thrives l.ost. Eight to 

 ten lbs. of seed is sown to the 

 acre. There are few varieties, 

 and these have no marked char- 

 acteristics except in size. The 

 Mammoth Sandwich Island and 

 Improved French are probably 

 the best varieties. Salsify is na- 

 tive to southern Europe. In 

 some places it has escaped as a 

 weed. See Tragopogon. 



Black Salsify is Scorzonera; 

 Spanish Salsify is Scolymus. 



L H. B. 



SALSOLA KALI, var. TrS,g:us, 

 is the Russian Thistle. Figs, 

 2239, 2240. Some of the bulletins 

 devoted wholly or Inrtrnly to this 

 weed are Calif. Ii)7. I'ol. L's. Iowa 



,33,Ohio55, Wi- ::7, ,::i, Sr, auV, 

 the following puMnatiMns of V . 

 S. Dept.of Agric. : Farmer's Bul- 

 letin 10, Bulletin 15, Div. of Bot- 

 any; also Essay 8, "Survival of 

 the Unlike." In the unoccupied ■ 

 lands of the upper Mississippi 

 valley, the Russian Thistle has 

 covered great areas, and it has 

 spread eastward along the rail- 

 roads. With good tillage and 

 short rotations of crops, little 

 need be feared from the pest. 



SALTBUSHES are plants 

 recommended for alkali lands, 

 belonging to the family Clieiio- 

 podiAcew and mostly to the genus 

 Atriplex, which see. Used for 

 forage in the dry regions. The 

 introduction of the Australian 

 Saltbush (.i^ri>/cx semihnrcatn) 2240. Sprig of Ru 

 has been a great event in the thistle. Nat. si; 



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