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| Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 92) (6002637620).jpg 92 <br> ESCULENT ROOTt <br> White French <br> Long White French <br> The roots of this variety are produced entirely within the <br> earth They are invariably fusiform ; and if well grown <br> measure four or five inches- in diameter <br> and from eight to ten inches in length <br> Foliage not abundant spreading ; skin <br> white ; flesh white solid mild sweet and <br> delicate It is not so productive as some <br> other varieties and is therefore not so <br> well adapted to field culture ; but for ta- <br> ble use it is surpassed by few if any of <br> its class <br> A rough-leaved fusiform-rooted variety <br> of the common garden-turnip is known <br> by the name of White French in many <br> localities ; but according to the most relia- <br> ble authority that name has not only long <br> been used in connection with but pro- <br> perly belongs to the white turnip above <br> described <br> White French <br> SALSIFY OR OYSTER-PLANT <br> Leek-leaved Salsify Vegetable Oyster Purple Goat's Beard <br> Tragopogon porrifolius <br> The Salsify is a hardy biennial plant and is principally <br> cultivated for its roots the flavor of which resembles that of <br> the oyster ; whence the popular name <br> The leaves are long and grass-like or leek-like ; the roots <br> are long and tapering white within and without and when <br> grown in good soil measure twelve or fourteen inches in <br> length and rather more than an inch in diameter at the <br> crown 29062430 92326 42073 Page 92 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062430 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing NameFound Tragopogon porrifolius NameConfirmed Tragopogon porrifolius EOLID 503270 NameBankID 2659440 Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062430 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062430 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002637620 2015-09-10 20 59 52 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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