2343. Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster, should be sown during April. The roots boiled, made into cakes with paste, and fried like oysters, much resembles them.
2344. Spinach should be sown as soon as the ground can be worked. The soil cannot be too rich for Spinach.
2345. Squash.—Cultivate same as Cucumber.
2346. Tomato.—Sow in hills three feet apart, on a warm border, early in the Spring. As the plants advance in growth, give them support.
2347. Turnip.—For summer use, sow early in the Spring. For main crop, sow close of Summer. The Ruta Baga requires more time to mature, and should be sown at midsummer.