324 THE KITCHEN GARDEN. [April. 
as you do celery, when arrived at full size; or if in beds, they 
should be transplanted in June or July, as then directed. 
Planting Seed Onions. 
All your seed onions ought to be planted, if not done in the pre- 
ceding months, as early in this as possible; for they never succeed 
so well as by early planting. See page 196. 
Garlick, Rocombole, Shallots and Chives. 
These useful culinary and medicinal plants, if not attended to in 
the former months, should now be planted as early as possible, 
and as directed in page 197. 
Turnips. 
You may sow any time this month, a full summer crop of the 
early Dutch, early stone, or early green turnip; they will succeed 
very well, and being of a quick growth, will arrive at good perfec- 
tion before they are overtaken by the violent summer heats. 
Sow the seeds in open quarters or beds, after the ground has 
been well dug and sufl&ciently manured, tolerably thin, and as 
evenly as possible; if the ground is dry, tread down the seed regu- 
larly, and rake it in with a light and even hand. 
Hoe and thin the turnips which were sown last month, leaving 
the plants six, seven or eight inches distant from each other, 
according to the richness of the soil. 
, Salsafy. 
Salsafy, or Tragopogon porrifolium, is a plant by some highly 
valued for its white eatable root, which grows a foot or more long, 
and in shape like a carrot or parsnip. Some have carried their 
fondness for it so far as to call it a vegetable oyster. Its method 
of cultivation, &c. you will find in page 197: the seed may be sown 
with good success any time this month. 
Scorzonera, or Viper^s- Grass. 
There are nineteen species of scorzonera described; but the 
Scorzonera hispanica is that principally cultivated in gardens, for 
its roots; which, if sown in this month in drills, and covered about 
half an inch deep, will produce fine eatable roots for autumn and 
winter use; they are boiled and eaten like carrots, &c., and are 
greatly esteemed by many. When the plants are up, they must 
be thinned to five or six inches apart, and be kept perfectly free 
from weeds. They may also be sown broad-cast, in three or four 
feet wide beds, and, when up, thin them to six or seven inches 
distance every way. 
