the winter. Towards the end of summer, the leaves may be
cut for use."--_Thomp._

_Use._--The leaves have a warm, pleasant, aromatic flavor; and, when
pickled in vinegar, are used in salads and as a seasoning.

GOLDEN SAMPHIRE. _Thomp._

Inula crithmifolia.

A hardy perennial, growing, like the preceding, naturally, on the
marshes and seacoast of Great Britain. The stalk is a foot and a half in
height, erect, with clusters of small, fleshy leaves; flowers yellow, in
small, umbel-like clusters.

_Propagation and Cultivation._--It may be propagated by seeds, or by a
division of the roots. It thrives best in a shady situation, and
requires frequent watering. If salt be occasionally dissolved in the
water, it will promote the growth of the plants, and render the branches
and foliage more succulent and tender.

_Use._--The fleshy leaves and the young branches are pickled in vinegar,
and added to salads as a relish. The plant, however, has none of the
pleasant aromatic flavor of the true Samphire, though often sold under
the name, and used as a substitute.

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SCURVY-GRASS.

Cochlearia officinalis.

This is a hardy, annual, maritime plant, common to the seacoast of
France and Great Britain. The root-leaves spread regularly from a common
centre, are heart-shaped, fleshy, smooth, and glossy,--those of the stem
sessile, oblong, and toothed on the margin; the stalks are numerous, and
from six inches to a foot in height; the flowers are small, white, and
produced in compact groups, or clusters; the seeds are small, oval, a
little angular, and retain their vitality three years.

_Soil, Sowing, and Cultivation._--It succeeds best in moist, sandy soil;
and flourishes in shady situations. Sow the seeds in August, soon after
they ripen, in shallow drills eight or ten inches apart; and, while the
plants are young, thin them to five or six inches apart in the rows. The
plants taken up in thinning may be transplanted, and new beds formed if
occasion require. The growing crop should be kept free from weeds, and
liberally watered in dry weather. In the following spring, the leaves
will be fit for the table. Those plants not cut for use will flower in
June, and the seeds will ripen in July. The seeds seldom vegetate well
if sown late in spring, or during warm, dry weather.

_Use._--The radical leaves are used as a salad, and are sometimes mixed
with Cress. When bruised, they emit an unp