SKIRRET 
Skirret (Slum sisarum) is a plant cultivated for its 
roots, rarely seen in British gardens. It is a perennial 
plant, a native of China and Japan, and in those countries 
it is esteemed 
and much used 
for food. The 
edible portion, 
the root, has a 
very peculiar 
taste and it takes 
some time to get 
used to it, but 
this occurs with 
other vege- 
tables. The 
roots are pre- 
pared in the 
same way as 
Scorzonera and 
Salsify, but I 
do not think 
them equal as 
regards quality 
to those last 
named. The plant is raised mostly from seed, but it 
may also be propagated much in the same way as Seakale, 
that is by root cuttings, but these must have a bud or 
eye, and at the planting the cutting must be placed under 
the soil. 
{JDne-twenty-fifth natural size ; detached roots, 
one-eighth natural size) 
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