Mammoth Sandwich Island
(Vegetable Oyster). Many prefer salsify to oysters. The soup from which gives off an odor exactly the same as oysters, and by some liked better than oyster soup. Every garden should produce some of this easily grown plant. Plant very early in the spring. Prepare the soil as for beets; drill in rows 14 to 18 inches apart, so the plants stand 2 to 3 inches apart. The roots grow more nearly straight when close together. Price-(5c per pkt.) (20c per oz.) (75c per ¼ lb.) ($2.75 per lb.) postpaid. Wholesale price, not prepaid, $2.25 per lb. In 50-lb. Lots and up.
(Vegetable Oyster). Many prefer salsify to oysters. The soup from which gives off an odor exactly the same as oysters, and by some liked better than oyster soup. Every garden should produce some of this easily grown plant. Plant very early in the spring. Prepare the soil as for beets; drill in rows 14 to 18 inches apart, so the plants stand 2 to 3 inches apart. The roots grow more nearly straight when close together. Price-(5c per pkt.) (20c per oz.) (75c per ¼ lb.) ($2.75 per lb.) postpaid. Wholesale price, not prepaid, $2.25 per lb. In 50-lb. Lots and up.