SALPIGLOSSIS 



heautifully marbled uiul pent-iliMl with several colors. 

 Calyx tubular, o-eleft; eoroUa f uniii-lfonu, widely bell 

 shaped at the throat; lobes ,">. ]. Urate, eiiiari;'iiuLte : 

 stamens i, didvnaiuous : eapsule obloil;;- or ovoid- valves 

 2-oIeft, 



The varieties ,d' Salpiijlossis re.|Un-e the yeuoral 

 treatment udven haltdiardy aiMiu.ds. Tlie\ i.rel'er a 

 deep, li:;ht rieh soil not yiven lo sudden extremes of 

 tuoisttlre and dryness. The seeils nia\- be sown imloors 

 by the middle oi: Mar.di, or later, or inay be sown ont- 

 doors in early siu'iUL;-, fare- mast be 'taken tied lin- 

 early sown plants do net lieeome stuntid before beiin;' 

 planted out. They bloom for sevioal veeks m hit.' 

 sunnm-r. The dowers ;ire useful for rnttin^- and last 

 well in water. The plant is also exeelleid as a meen- 

 house annual for lati- winter bloom. Seeds fen- this pur- 

 pose may lie s(.iwn in late stimnier, 



sinuata, Ruiz and Pav. i ^'. r.i riiibnix . Hort, N. ln'i- 

 (ir/iiri. Hort. S. ,ir.iu.liiloni.Y{in-x.\. l-'ii;, -J-j:;:. llardv 

 annual, 1-2 ft, hiirh, subereet, lu-ancdn-d, siieky-pubes- 

 eiut, with tls, 2 in. Ioul;' and wide, ramrireif from straw- 

 color and yellow throiit;h searhd nearly to blue, with 

 great variation in venation, and markings: lower Ivs. 

 peti.ilate, elliptie-oblonu'. wavy-tootlied or pinmitely ent: 

 upper Ivs, more nearly entire: braets sessile, e'ulire, 

 Vars, aziirea, aiirea, coccinea, piimila, nana art- ottered, 

 V,2:!:12',l, l.,u,2;l, JO irib; 4U, p, :.-,. li,l-I. bS+ll:;;ill. Var, 

 superbissima has a nmre eoluninar nnmner of growth 

 with a thiedv, tmbranehed stem, (J,t', lU, 2l'::ill:;, A,(,t, 



S-\LTBrsiIES 



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P, W. BAKeI,.\v. 



SALPiNGA I S.ih,i,i.r. trumpet; referring to the shape 

 of theealyxl, Mthisiniiinrfu. Here belongs the dwarf 

 stove foliage pilatit known to the trade as />ir/"l<ui iii 

 margnrifai-ea. The Ivs, are large, heart-shajied, metal- 

 lic green above, with lines of snndl white dots running 

 from the base to the apex as do also the 5 in-ondni-nt 

 ribs; the lower surface is a dull but rii.di i/rimson, I^or 

 cultitre, and botany of allied genera, see J-!r r!"h>ii nt . 

 Fls, .i-merous: calyx tube lil-riblied. limb with ,". ob- 

 scure in- t-loneated lobe-s; 

 stamens It), .;.]-ieidng by a 

 single I'ore at the apex, 



marg-aritEtcea, Triaiia, 

 I Bt I'toh'ni in nui rfi'irililn II . 

 ESuU, Gnn^siii qiitf.'ihi . var, 



)„-/,Y/cb-|/er,,V, NieboNon), 



Tonder pereniiial herb: stem 

 V 2 to 3 in, long,ttnbranehed : 

 rls. pedicelletl, in diehotom- 

 I'lts cymes, white eir rosv 

 white,' Bra7dl. F.S, l(;:li;;i7, 

 W, 31, 

 SALSAFY is the spelling 

 lireferred in En-laml; Sal- 

 sify in Anierie-a. 



SALSIFY (formerly some- 

 times spelled sulxiifii) is 

 Tf'i(iopoi!>'>n porritoU Hs . one 

 \ of the compositiTe Fig, 

 ^s\ 22M,8. It is a garden esim- 

 lent, being grown for the 

 rieshy root, Tliis ro.d has 

 the tiavor of riysters, henee 

 the plant is sometimes called 

 Vegetable Tivsti-r and 

 Oyster I'lant, 's.-dsify is 

 perfectly hardy. The seeds 

 (which are realh" fruits) are 

 sown in earlv s]U'ing, abottt 

 as soon as the sedl can lie 

 pn-epared, in drills where tlie 

 plaitts are to sfantl. The 

 drills nniv be 2-:; ft. apart. 

 if tilled by light horse tools, or I'lalf that distance 

 if tilled only by hand. In the rows, the plants are 

 thinned to stand 2-,") in. apart. The plant requires the 

 entire season, in the North, in which to grow. Tlie 

 roots may be allowed to remain m the grouml until 

 spring, for freezing does not harm them. In fact, they 

 are usnallv better for being left in the ground, because 



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they do not shrivid and become tough as they often do 

 in stor:ige. If I hey are kept cool a)id moist I'n storage, 

 however, the ipialily is as good as when the r.jots 





ip^ 



2239 Plant of Russian thistle. 



remain in tb-^ i,^rouiMl. At Icitst a part of tlio crnp 

 sbouia \Ht st(n-H<l, ill nr<ler iliat llic taMr or ilic Uiarkpt 

 may \n- supplird .iiiritiLr wint<:'r aii-i early ^la'iiiu-. 



Salsify is bit'iniial. Tin- ,•^<•^-llIMl vpi-jn^j-, ;, strong 

 stalk L'-;; ft. tail i' sent \\y frmii iln- (-r<i\\-n <>f ilir r.M.t, 

 and in s|trin;^' ur eiuMy su'tnnifv an ahundain-i- ui' liLiiit 

 purple tiu-wer-lirads arr produnil. The llu\\-crs, or 

 heads, close aiiour iimmh, The leaves are loui,^ linear 

 and .Lirassdike. The re. a-: are -mall. well-gTOwii speci- 

 itipus i)(dim' aVmiit 1 ft. luiiir and unliranched. ami aliuut 

 ■J iiiidu-s iu diameter at ihe tnp, The skin is grayi-di 

 Tvhjre. Salsify is easy to i:ro\v, i 



ami it lias m/serious " iH^sts. It \b[i y/' 



is a ve^vtalde ef .ee-nldary in,- \ V./^^ 



]M ) r t a m ■,.-■ <'em]iiiTeially . altlion,L;li '^^u, '\f/^ 



it shenid ))e in e\"ef\- hume i:"ar- t /-'^ 



<len. iiarrieidarly in' ihe North, 

 wliere it thrives hest. Ei,L::bt to 

 ten li)s. <d' sei.-d is sdwn to the 

 acre. There are few varieties, 

 and these have no iiuirked char- 

 acteristics except in size. The 

 idanimoth Sand wirdi Island and 

 Imprevi^l Freiadi are ]irobaIii\" 

 the bi.'st varieties. SaNify is iia- 

 ti vie to southern Europe. In 

 some i>h"ices it has eseajied as a 



weed. See T nnj^iuuinu . 



Htaek Salsity is Senrzoiiera; 

 Spanish Salsify is Seti|\-mus. 



L. H. B. 



SALSOLA kali. var. Tragus, 

 is the Russian Thistle. Fiers, 

 2LM!h 1^24:0. Some of the ituUetius 

 (h'voted whoUv or iar-el\- to this 

 we.-d are Calif. li)7. ToL L'S. Iowa 

 2(i and ;^:!. New :\le.\. Hi. ^Min .. 

 M:;. ( diio 0,5. TVis. ;;7, '■'■\'^. See also 

 the foUowiniT pnblieatieus of ['. 

 S. Dept.of Airru-. : Farmer's Bul- 

 letin ](i, Bulletin 1.1. Div. of Bot- 

 any; also Essays, "Survival of 

 the rnlike." Tn 1lie nnofrupied ■ 

 ]an<ls of the upiiei- :Mlssissippi 

 valley, the Russi;,,, Tlii-tle has 

 covered irreat areas, and it has 

 s]n'ea<I eastward aloinr the rail- 

 roads. With u-ood tillage and 

 short rotations of r-rops, littie 

 need be feared from the pest. 



SALTBirSHES are plants 

 recommended for alkali lands, 

 behiniring to the family CJieiio- 

 pn<] i ('I reif and mostly to the genus 

 Atriplex, which see. Used for 

 forage in the dry re^dons. The 

 introduction of the Australian 

 Saltbusb i AtripJi^x .<ipu)ihffrerifii ] 2240. Sprig oi Russian 

 has been a i^reat event in the thistle. Nat. size. 



