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heat in February or March, the seedlings grown along until 

 May, when they may be planted out. It is usually best to 

 pinch out the centers of the plants at this time 

 to cause them to branch. 



Salsify, or VEGETABLE OYSTER. Sal- 

 sify is one of the best of winter and early spring 

 vegetables, and should be grown in every gar- 

 den. It may be cooked in several different 

 ways. The seed should be sown as early in the -^____ _. 



spring as possible. Handle the same as pars- = *^^** J 



nips in every way. The roots, like parsnips, Salsify 



are the better for the winter freeze, but part 

 of the crop should be dug in the fall, and stored in soil 

 or moss in a cellar for winter use. 



Salvia. The SCARLET SALVIA (or SAGE) is a well 



known tender perennial, blooming late in the fall and mak- 

 ing a fine effect in beds or borders. It is easily transplanted, 

 and large plants removed to the house continue in bloom for 

 some time. The blue and white species are both 

 desirable summer -flowering plants, and the low- 

 growing Silver Leaf Sage is well adapted for edging. 

 Propagated from seed, cuttings, or by division. 

 Height 2 to 3 feet. 



San Jose Scale has now become a wide- 

 spread pest. It has been introduced into the eastern 

 ' states from the Pacific slope. It is a minute scale 

 saivia insect the size of a small pinhead, shield -shaped, 



coccinea 



with a raised center. There are various native and 

 comparatively harmless scales which look very much like 

 it, and an expert is usually needed to distinguish them. 

 The San Jose Scale can usually be distinguished, however, 

 by its very serious results. In favorable seasons it spreads 

 with enormous rapidity, covering the branches of many 

 kinds of plants, sapping their juices, and either killing or 

 reducing them to such a low state of vitality as to render 



