KITCHEN-GARDEN PLANTS. CHAP. 



pagated from seed, sowed in a little patch early in spring j 

 but the latter may also be propagated from offsets. To 

 have these herbs in winter with the least possible trouble 

 and in the greatest possible perfection, they should be 

 cut and dried in the manner directed for sage. 



185. SAVOY. (See Cabbage.) 



186. SCORZENERA. This is only another kind of 

 Salsafy, growing a little larger than the salsafy, the root 

 being of a dark colour on the outside instead of being of 

 a whitish colour, and it is propagated and cultivated and 

 used in precisely the same manner as the salsafy. 



187. SHALOT. A little perennial onion, propagated 

 from seed, if you please, but much more easily propa- 

 gated from offsets, like the garlick, which it perfectly re- 

 sembles in the manner of its growing. The offsets ought 

 to be planted out in rows six or eight inches apart in the 

 month of March, and the plants ought to stand four inches 

 apart in the row. The ground should not be wet at 

 bottom, and should be kept very clean during the sum- 

 mer. As soon as the leaves die, the bulbs should be 

 taken up and made perfectly dry in the sun ; then tied in 

 bunches, and hung up to be preserved in a dry place. 



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188. SKIRRIT is a plant very little known now-a- 

 days ; but, if any one has a mind to cultivate it, the 

 manner of doing it is the same as that directed for the 

 salsafy. It is, however, a perennial, and may be propa- 

 gated from offsets. 



