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SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT 
A S ONE of the most dependable and most easily grown 
-*• winter vegetables, salsify deserves to be grown more 
generally than it now is. The natives of Mediterranean 
countries have known and esteemed salsify for centuries 
as a voluntary gift of nature, since it is found growing 
wild in Italy, Greece, etc. In most sections of America 
it grows like a weed, being not particular as to soil or 
climate. 
While salsify is very hardy and thrives in a great variety 
of soils, it requires from 130 to 140 days to form full- 
grown roots from time seeds are sown. It, therefore, 
occupies the ground from the middle of May until the end 
of September. Unless you are very fond of it, and have 
ample space, it does not pay as well to grow salsify con- 
sidering space, time, and labor, as many other vegetables. 
See page 197 for directions how to grow this interesting 
vegetable. 
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