Raiponce. Die Rapunzel.

No. 1258. - The Rampion is a biennial plant, the wild variety being known as the Primrose. The leaves are long, narrow and pointed. The roots are white, of fusi-form, and fleshy, somewhat resembling the turnip. Both the leaves and roots have a pleasant, nut-like flavor, and are generally eaten raw as a salad, when young.

Culture

No. 1259. - The best roots are obtained from a rich, loamy soil, that is not exposed to the direct rays of the sun. Sow the seeds in April, in shallow drills that are ten inches apart, and when they are well up thin them to four inches apart in the rows. When the plant runs to seed the roots become fibrous, strongly flavored, and unfit for use.