SCOLYMUS 
I HAVE seen this plant grown in this country under the 
name of GoldenThistle — doubtless that appellation applied 
to its golden coloured flower heads. These are large, and 
GOLDEN THISTLE 
{One-iwelfth nahiral size ; root, one-^hird natural size) 
the growths attain a height of 3 feet. The genus is a small 
one. There are three species, and the variety, Hispani- 
cus, or the Spanish, is the form grown as a vegetable; it is 
often known as the vegetable Oyster plant, as the flavour 
