62 HOW TO PLANT. 



LUPINES. (Lupinus albus.) 



Plant in same manner as Seld peas. Of no use whatever 

 in the Southern States. 



CHIGOE Y. ( Cichorium Intybus. ) 

 Plant and cultivate the same as the carrot. The 

 root sliced, dried, roasted, and ground, is used in adul- 

 terating coffee. 



SCOLYMUS. (Scolymus Hispanicus. ) 



Follow the same directions as for carrot. Used the 

 same as salsify, not worth planting. 



WITLOOF. ( Cichorium Intybus. ) 



A new salad and culinary -root, which is a variety of 

 chicory and cultivated the same as parsnips. Sow two 

 ounces seed to one hundred yards of row, in September. 

 Eat the young leaves as lettuce, or boil as spinach. 



TEEE SEEDS. 



All hard-shelled tree seeds should be planted in the fall, 

 from one to three or four inches deep. Soft-shelled seeds 

 may be kept in some secure manner until early spring, 

 when it is best to soak them in water over night, before 

 planting. Many tree and shrub seeds need special and 

 peculiar treatment. So it is safest to ask your seedsman 

 for full instructions when you buy a particular seed. 



OSAGE ORANGE. (Madura aurantiaca.) 



Plant in February or March ; procure the seed grown 

 the previous year ; pour hot water over the seeds and soak 

 twenty-four hours, then mix them up in wet sand and 



