ROOT VEGETABLES 



may be stuck in wherever the soil is rich and the 

 space is not needed for other crops. 



SALSIFY OR VEGETABLE OYSTER 



Salsify requires the same culture as carrots and 

 parsnips. Sow early in spring in drills fifteen 

 inches apart, scattering the seed an inch deep and 

 treading down the rows. Thin to stand four to six 

 inches apart in the rows and keep clear of weeds 

 and the soil well worked and mellow. Salsify may 

 be used in the fall or left in the ground over win- 

 ter, being used early in spring, when it first ap- 

 pears in market. A supply for the winter may be 

 dug and kept in boxes of moist earth or sand in 

 the cellar if desired. When left in the ground, it 

 should be dug before growth begins in the spring. 

 It succeeds best in a light, mellow soil. The Mam- 

 moth Sandwich Island is the best variety to grow, 

 Long White is also a good variety. 



DIRECTIONS FOR COOKING SALSIFY 



The most common method of cooking salsify is 

 in soup, for which purpose the roots are washed, 

 scraped, and cut into slices a quarter of an inch 



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