CULTURE OF SCORZONERA 



Scorzonera is a native 



BUNDLE OF SCORZONERA 



f Spain, and is probably less 

 known than any other vege- 

 table dealt with in this book. 

 It is much like salsify, the 

 roots being the part eaten, 

 differing in appearance from 

 salsify, however, in being 

 somewhat darker. It is a 

 perennial, but it is scarcely 

 ever used as such, being 

 treated as an annual or biennial 

 much as carrots, and parsnips 

 are treated. There is, how- 

 ever, a variety which is an 

 annual, Scorzonera picroides. 

 This is a native of the south 

 of Europe. 



The culture of scorzonera 

 is identical with salsify, but 

 hispanka being a perennial can 

 remain in the ground over 

 the year without losing its 

 quality by so doing, though 

 the size of the roots in- 

 creases. 



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