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SALSAFY (Tragopogon porrifolius). ^ 
CULTURE. Although Salsafy is not usually cultivated in small 
gardens, there is no reason why it shotdd not be, as the roots form a valuable 
addition to the somewhat limited list of winter vegetables. They are easily 
cooked, merely require scraping, steeping in vinegar and water, then boiled 
until lender, after which they may be served up with white sauce. The 
culture is quite as simple. Choose a piece of ground that has been well dug 
and manured previously, the surface also should be well pulverised. Sow the 
seed Jirst week in April, in drills 15 inches apart and about 2 inches deep. As 
soon as the plants are large enough to handle, thin out to about 9 inches 
apart. Beyond this, except keeping clean from weeds, this is all the treatment 
required until growth is completed in Autumn, when the roots may be lift, d 
and stored in sand, or allowed to remain in the ground until required for use. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
Best Quality ... o 10 
SCORZONERA 
(Scorzonera hispanica). 
CULTURE . — Same as for Salsafy. 
lOd. per oz. 
SCOHZONEItA. 
SPINACH (Spinacia oleracea). 
CULTURE. — Should the weather be favourable, a small sowing of the round variety may be made 
in January, another in February, and a larger one in March. Successive sowings may then be made 
every three weeks till the beginning of May, and afterwards weekly to the end of July. For Winter 
use, sow the prickly variety weelcly during the first three weeks in August. The “ New Zealand ” should 
be sown in heat, and transplanted, and be protected till the beginning of June, when it may he planted out 
without shelter. 
Perez. — r. d. 
Victoria — Larger leaves, more f es'iy, and superior quality to the ordinary spinach : stronger 
grower, end needs more room than the prickly ; quite hardy, and is not so apt to run to 
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