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with sharpish angles, and spines on the midrib, Early Forcing Potatoe — the Early Dwarf- 

 not at the sides ; the racemes longer than the white — Brown Early — Cumberland Early — 

 leaves, loose, simple : the berries round, the Early Scot — Golden Dun — Early Champion — 

 size of a large pea, yellow when ripe. It is a White Blossom — Manly White. 



native of Carolina, flowering in July. 



The eleventh has a strong thick shrubby stalk, 

 which rises from two to three feet high, sending 

 out many short thick branches, closely armed 

 with short strong yellow spines on every side : 



Kidney White and Red — Red-nosed — True 

 White — Flat White — Superfine White Early. 



Culture. — The three first species, which are 

 annual, may be raised from seed, which should 

 be sown in the early spring on hot-beds moulded 



the leaves are about four inches long and two over to the depth of six or seven inches with 

 broad; are cut almost to their midrib in obtuse light rich mould, in drills, or pots plunged into 

 segments, which are opposite, regular, and the beds. When the plants come up, they 

 formed like winded leaves ; these segments have should be properly thinned, have a pretty free 

 several obtuse indentures on their edges ; are of admission of air, and occasional waterings; and 

 a dark green colour, and armed with the same the Love Apple, kinds, when they have attained 

 sort of spines as those on the stalks, on both some growth, as five or six inches, and the wea- 

 sides : the flowers come out in small bunches on ther becomes settled warm, should be removed 

 the side of the branches, are blue, appearing in into the open ground, planting them in a warm 

 June and July, and are succeeded by round yel- sheltered border, placing them at a considerable 

 low berries', as large as walnuts. It grows na- distance. Some may be trained against a south 

 turally at the Cape°of Good Hope. fence to have the advantage of the full sun : 



The twelfth species has the stem tomentose, they should, always be supported by some means 

 ash-coloured, with thick straight short yellowish or other to show themselves, and ripen their 

 prickles, tomentose except at the end: the leaves fruit. But the egg plants should be pricked out 

 ovate, shorter on one side of the base, tomen- when a few inches in height into another hot- 

 tose thick, blunt ; the young ones pinnately bed prepared for the purpose, at the distance of 

 sinuate, whitish at the edge, having three four or five inches ; ancb som-e may be put in 

 prickles on the rib : the petioles are prickly un- separate pots and plunged in the bed, giving 

 derncath : the peduncles from the side of the water and shade till they are fresh rooted : the 

 stem: the primary pedicel with thecalyx spiny, the waterings should be duly repeated, and fresh air 

 rest male and unarmed: the corolla, like that of freely admitted when the weather is fine: it 

 Borage, purplish-blue. It is a native of Palestine, may also be requisite to remove them with balls 

 The thirteenth is well known for its tuberous about their roots on to a third hot-bed in order 

 root : the stem from two to three feet in height, to have them very fine and strong : the frame 

 succulent, somewhat angular, striated, slightly should be raised as they advance in growth, and 

 hairv, frequently spoited with red, branched ; when the weather becomes fine and hot they 

 the branches long and weak : the leaves inter- should be gradually hardened, and finally set out 

 ruptedly pinnate, having three or four pairs of in the pots, &c. where they are wanted, 

 leaflets, with smaller ones between, and one at The fourth sort may be increased by layers 

 the end laroer than the rest; the leaflets are and cuttings, which may be laid down or planted 

 somewhat hairy, and dark green on the upper out in the autumn or spring, where they will be 

 surface: the flowers are either white or tinged well rooted by the following autumn, when they 

 with purple ; or, according to Gerarde, of a may be taken off and removed into nursery- 

 li<dit purple, striped down the middle of every rows, or where they are to grow. 

 fold or well with a liirht show of yellowness : The eight following sorts may be increased by 

 the fruit is a round berry, the size of a small seeds, which should be sown thinly in rich light 

 plum, cjeen at first, but black when ripe, and earth in the parly spring in small pots, plunging 

 containina; many small flat, roundish, white them in the hot-bed under frames and glasses, 

 seeds. It is probably a native of Peru 



The principal varieties may be distinguished 

 into two kinds — as the red-rooted and white- 

 rooted sorts ; the subvarieties of which arc ex- 

 tremely numerous ; but for garden purposes the 

 following are the most useful 



watering them frequently, when the plants will 

 soon come up, admitting fresh air daily ; and 



when the plants are about two inches high, they 

 should he pricked out upon another hot-bed, 

 giving water and shade till they are fresh-rooted ; 

 and some may be put into pots, plunging them 



The Ear'y Dwarf-red — the Round-red — the in the bed. As the warm weather advances, they 



Ob ong red — the Pale-red — the B.ood-red — the should be gradually hardened to the open air, so 



Insh-rc 1 , or Painted Lord — Ojd Winter-red — as to be set out into it about the middle of the 



Rough-red — and Smooth-red. summer. 



