Scorpiure. Baupenpflanzen.

No. 404. - A hardy annual plant with creeping stems, that are about two feet in length. The seeds are produced in pods. No part of the plant is eatable, but the pods, in their green state, are placed upon dishes of salad, and so closely do they resemble a real caterpillar, that they will oftentimes deceive the uninitiated.

Culture

No. 405. - Sow them in April, fifteen inches apart, in rows that are fifteen inches wide.