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SAL 527 SAL
newly planted. The highest tree tliere, flavour is that of oyster patties.
planted in 1767, was, in 1S3S, above
sixty feet.
" It was introduced into the United
States, by Mr. Hamilton, in 1784, and
the tree now growing at the Woodlands,
near Philadelphia, is, doubtless, the
one then imported. A specimen at the
Landreth Nurseries, when planted is
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Aber-
cromhie. Hovey-s Mag.
SALTPKTIIE. See Salts,—Nitrate
of Potash.
SALTS. The day has long passed
when it was disputed whether any saline
bodies are promotive of the growth of
plants. It is now determined that some
plants will not even live without the
,
unknown, has attained the height of 50 means of procuring certain salts. Bofeet
and continues in fine health. There rage, the nettle, and parietaria will not
is also one of considerable size in the exist except where nitrate of potash is
Mall, at Boston." Comp. Florist.
SALIX. The Willow. One hundred
and eighty-five species. Hardy deciduous
shrubs and trees. Cuttings. Swampy
soil.
SALMEA. Two species. Stove
evergreen twiners. Young cuttings.
Light rich soil.
SALPIGLOSSIS sinuata, and its varieties.
Hardy and green-house annuals
and biennials. Seeds. Peat and loam.
in the soil ; turnips, lucerne, and some
other plants will not succeed where
there is no sulphate of lime. These
are facts that have silenced disputation.
Still there arc found persons who maintain
that salts are not essential parts of
a plant's structure; they assert that
such bodies are beneficial to a plant by
absorbing moisture to the vicinity of its
roots, or by improving the staple of the
soil, or by some other secondary mode.
This, however, is refuted by the fact
that salts enter as intimately into the
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SALSAFY. Tragopogon porrifolius.
Soil.—This should be light and mode- constitution of plants as do ])liosphate
rately fertile. At the time of sowing of lime into that of bones, and carbo-
trench it, turning in a little manure with nate of lime into that of egg-shells.
the bottom spit only.
They are part of their very fabric, uni-
Sow in March and April, in an open versally present, unremovable by edul-
situation to remain, in shallow drills, coration however long continued, re-
nine inches asunder, scatter the seeds maining after the longest washing, and
thinly,
deep.
and cover them half an inch always to be found in the ashes of all
When the plants are up two or and of any of their parts, when sub-
three inches high, thin and weed them, jected to incineration. Thus Saussure
leaving them ten inches asunder, re- ol)serves that the phosphate of lime is
peating the weeding as may be required
during the summer and during very dry
universally present in
Veget, c. 8. s. 4.
plants. Sur la
weather, watering occasionally very The sap of all trees contains acetate
plentifully, and if half an ounce of guano
is added to each gallon of water it will
of potash ; Beet-root contains malate
and oxalate of potash, ammonia and
be very beneficial. This is all the cul- lime; Rhubarb, oxalate of potash and
ture they require. They will have large ; j Horse-radish, sulphur; Aspara-
roots by September or October; when
lime
g-us, super-malates, chlorides, acetates,
you may begin taking them up for use; '
and phosphates of potash and lime ;
and in November, when the leaves be- Potatoes, magnesia, citrates and phosgin
to decay, a quantity may be pre- phates of potash and lime; Jerusalem
served in sand for use in time of severe I
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^r^/c/io/ce, citrate, malate, sulphate,
frost; but those left in the ground will chloride, and phosphate of potash;
not be injured. In spring, when those Garlic, sulphate of potash, magnesia,
remaining in the ground begin ! to vege- and phosphate of lime ; Geraniums,
tate, the shoots when a few inches high tartrate of lime, phosphates of lime and
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may be cut for use as asparagus, being magnesia ; Peas, phosphate of lime ;
excellent when quite young and tender. ! JiTidnei/ Beans, phosphate of lime and
Suffer, however, ahvays a few plants : to potash ; Oranges, carbonate, sulphate,
run up to stalk every spring to produce and muriate of potash; Apples and
seed. Pears, malate of potash ; Grapes, tar-
' The best mode of cooking the roots trate of lime ; Capsicums, citrate, muis
to boil and mash them, form them riate, and phosphate of potash ; Oak,
; ; Oak,
into cakes and fry them in butter. The i carbonate of potash ; and the Lilac,