66 RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
American Salsify. 
to be generally cultivated; but since the intro- 
duction of the Sandwich Island Mammoth the 
demand for it has decreased considerably. 
Sandwich Island Salsify. (Mam- 
moth.) This is a sort which grows much 
This kind used | 
quicker than the old varieties. It attains a 
large size; can be called with right mammoth. 
It is very superior to the old kinds and should 
be generally cultivated. 
SPINACH. 
EPINARD (Fr.), Sprnat (Ger.), Esprxaco (Sp.). 
Extra Large Leaved Savoy. 
Broad Leaved Flanders. 
A great deal of this is raised for the New Orleans Market. It is very popular. Sown from 
September to end of March. 
If the fall is dry and hot, it is useless to sow it, as the seeds 
require moisture and cool nights to make them come up. The richer the ground the larger 
the leaves. 
Extra Large Leaved Savoy. The 
leaves of this variety are large, thick and a 
little curled. Very good for family use. 
Broad Leaved Flanders. This is 
the standard variety, both for market and 
family use. Leaves large, broad and succulent. 
SORREL. 
OsEILLE (Fr.), SAUERAMPFER (Ger.), ACEDERA (Sp.). 
Planted in drills a foot apart, during the fall of the year, and thinned out from three to four 
inches in the drills. 
Spinach; also in soups and as a salad. 
Sorrel is used for various purposes in the kitchen. 
It is used the same as 
SQUASH. 
CourGE (Fr.), Kiirpiss (Ger.), CanaBazA ToNnTANERA (Sp.). 
Early Bush, or Patty Pan. 
Long Green, or Summer Crook Neck. 
The Hubbard. 
Boston Marrow. 
Sow during March in hills from three to four feet apart, six to eight seeds. When well up, 
thin them out to three of the strongest plants. 
as June. 
For a succession they can be planted as late 
Some who protect by boxes, plant as soon as the first of February, but it is best to 
wait until the ground gets warm. When it is time to plant Corn, it is also time to plant Squash. 
Early Bush, or Patty Pan. Is 
the earliest and only popular kind here. All 
other varieties are very little cultivated, as the 
Green Striped Cashaw Pumpkin takes their 
place. Itis of dwarfish habit, grows bushy, 
and does not take much room. Quality as 
good as any. 
Long Green, orSummer Crook- 
Neck. Thisis a strong grower, and con- 
Early Bush or Patty Pan. 
Long Green or Summer Crook Neck. 
tinues in bearing longer than the first named 
kind. It is of good quality, but not so popular. 
The Hubbard. This is a Winter 
Squash, highly esteemed in the East, but 
hardly cultivated here. It is, if planted here, 
inferior to the Southern Striped Cashaw 
Pumpkin which can be kept from one season 
to another, and is superior in flavor to the 
former kind. 
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