Transactions (vL. 583), on New or Eemarkable Esculent Vegetables 

 cultivated in the Garden of the Society : — 



" This is rather slower in growth than the Common Cress, 

 The leaves are of a yellowish green, flat, oblong, both crenated 

 and entire, and of a much thinner texture than any of the 

 varieties of the Common Cress. It is very dwai'f, and is con- 

 sequently short when cut as a salad herb for use. It has a mild 

 and delicate flavour. When run to flower it does not exceed 

 1 8 inches in height. 



" Seeds of this Cress were received from M. Vilmorin, under 

 the name of Cresson Dore ; it is at present but little known in 

 this country, but certainly deserves more general cultivation, as 

 it affords a pleasant addition to our stock of small salads. In the 

 notice of it in the Bon Jardinier, it is treated as a variety of 

 the Common Cress, Lepidium sativum, but it is probably a 

 distinct species." 



Various sowings were made from packets of seeds received 

 under the above name and synonyms, in the present year; but 

 the sub-committee of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee could 

 detect no difference in the respective productions. The seeds 

 were sown at the same time, and precisely under the same cir- 

 cumstances, whether in the open border or in boxes. 



Many thousands of packets of vegetable seeds, both English 

 and French, have been sent to the Colonies by the Horticultural 

 Society ; it is therefore probable that the Golden Cress has been 

 amongst those sent to Australia, and that it has been thence 

 re-imported. 



