VEGETABLES MAKTY X I A . 



1G9 



MARTYNIA.— {Martynia iwoboscidea.) 



A vegetable used to a considerable extent for pickling, 

 the pods or fruit of which arc produced in the greatest 



Fur. 50— MARTYMA.. 



abundance. It is cultivated by sowing in open ground, 

 in April or May, and transplanting to 2 feet each way, in 

 June ; it is fit for use in July and August. 



