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SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT 



A S ONE of the most dependable and most easily grown 

 ** winter vegetables, salsify deserves to be grown more 

 generally than it now is. The natives of Mediterranean 

 countries have known and esteemed salsify for centuries 

 as a voluntary gift of nature, since it is found growing 

 wild in Italy, Greece, etc. In most sections of America 

 it grows like a weed, being not particular as to soil or 

 climate. 



While salsify is very hardy and thrives in a great variety 

 of soils, it requires from 130 to 140 days to form full- 

 grown roots from time seeds are sown. It, therefore, 

 occupies the ground from the middle of May until the end 

 of September. Unless you are very fond of it, and have 

 ample space, it does not pay as well to grow salsify con- 

 sidering space, time, and labor, as many other vegetables. 

 See page 197 for directions how to grow this interesting 

 vegetable. 



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