SALAD PLANTS — Continued, 
Dandelion. — The common Dandelion is a 
useful salad plant, especially when Endive and 
Lettuce are scarce in winter. The roots are 
grown in a similar manner to Chicory, and large 
quantities of the blanched leaves are sold in the 
markets for this esculent. 
Price, .10 per pkt. 
Endive. — See page 46. 
Lettuce. — See pages 50 to 54. 
Mustard. — See page 39. 
Nasturtium, of which the green seeds make a 
delightful salad. This plant is both a dwarf and 
a climber, and very ornamental as well as useful. 
The flowers are often used in salads, occasionally 
for decorating, and the leaves and young green 
plants arc frequently pickled. 
Price, .10 per pkt.; .15 per oz.; .50 per Lt lb. 
1.50 per lb. 
Purslain is a succulent plant and raised from 
seed, which may be sown in light garden soil in 
March on a wann, sheltered border in a bed, and 
attended to in the same way as for Chervil. 
Price, .10 per pkt. 
Radish. — See pages 96 to 99. 
Rampion. — A plant producing a spindle- 
shaped root of light colour and of agreeable 
flavour. It may be raised from seed if sown in a 
bed in an open wann aspect, and in soil of a rich 
compost, of a light, open texture. Water well in 
dry weather. Should the season prove mild, the 
plants will be ready for use in November. 
Price, .10 per pkt. 
Scorzonera, Carter’s Improved. — The roots are 
eaten cooked like those of the Salsify, the leaves 
can be used as a salad. 
Price, .10 per pkt.; .25 per oz.; .90 per J4 lb. 
Cultivation of Salsify and Scorzonera. — The ground 
should be well trenched and manured during autumn. Sow 
during March and April in drills about 15 inches apart. 
Thin out the plants to from 6 to 8 inches apart for Salsify, 
but allow rather more room for Scorzonera. The roots 
should be taken up in November and stored in the same 
manner as Carrots. 
Shallots. — The Shallot is much in favour as a 
relish for soups and for pickling. Offsets arc often 
planted in the autumn, but the main crop is 
usually got in early in the year. The bulbs may 
be planted at any suitable time during this period, 
12 inches between each row, and 6 inches from 
set to set. The bulbs should be firmly pressed 
in just beneath the surface of the soil, and here 
they remain. As the growth matures in spring, 
gently draw away the soil round the bulbs when 
they have become established, and if they look 
sickly, apply soot to the surface soil for maggots, 
and use the hoe for weeds. Lift, dry, and store 
crop as soon as ready, probably the end of June. 
For exhibition, twenty-five cloves or bulbs should 
be placed on a large plate, and see that they are* 
firm, of medium size, ripe, of good colour, and 
nice small necks. There arc two types, the 
Mammoth and the ordinary Shallot. 
Shallot Seed. — Jersey Red Skinned. 
Price, .25 per pkt. 
Tomato. — See pages 105 to 109. 
Watercress. — Watercress will succeed only in 
very damp soils on the borders of ponds or 
streams or where the roots are partially sub- 
merged in water. The seed should be planted a 
quarter of an inch deep and the immediate 
vicinity should be kept well weeded until the 
plants make a strong growth. These plants 
propagate rapidly by root extension and self 
breeding. One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet 
of drill. 
Price, .10 per pkt. ; .50 per oz. ; 1.50 per JJ lb. 
