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Winter is a kind, not common, from France ; the leaves fourteen 

 inches long, eight inches broad, very thick and succulent. The 

 New Zealand (Tetragonia expansa) is a fine spreading plant, yield- 

 ing a supply of leaves during the whole summer. Sow this last 

 early, in a hot-bed, or warm situation, in April or May, and trans- 

 plant, giving them three feet space. 



60. SQUASH. Giraumon. 



A superior vegetable for boiling, baking, or stewing ; a native of 

 the warm latitudes. 



1. Early Orange. 6. Long Yellow Crook Neck. 



2. Early Long Warted. 7. Commodore Porter's Valparaiso. 



3. Early Scallop. 8. Autumnal Marrow. 



4. Acorn. 9. Scarlet Summer. 



5. Canada Crook JYecfc. 



The Early Orange is a new summer variety, very early, and of 

 superior quality. The Canada Crook Neck is, without doubt, far 

 superior to any and all others, for the late or main crop. It is fine- 

 grained, mealy, and of a sweet, excellent flavor. By being kept in 

 a dry and suitable temperature, they may be preserved till the fol- 

 lowing summer. Sow in April or May, as soon as the frosts are 

 over, and the earth becomes warm ; the early or summer varie- 

 ties in hills six feet asunder ; the winter varieties in hills eight feet 

 asunder, and four plants may remain in a hill. 



AUTUMNAL MARROW SQUASH. Cucurbita succado. 



Introduced to notice by John M. Ives, Esq., of Salem. A fine 

 new variety, of an ovate form, pointed ; the skin extremely thin, of 

 a cream color ; the flesh orange ; the grain delicate, flavor excel- 

 lent ; seeds large, pure white. Average weight, eight pounds. It 

 keeps well in winter. 



The SCARLET SUMMER SQUASH is a new and beautiful flat va- 

 riety, from France, of the acorn species, of a fine scarlet color. 



61. SWISS CHARD. (See BEETS, No. 2, Poirees.) 



The finest kind of beet for greens is the Swiss Chard. The stalks 

 of this are of large size, white, tender, and excellent; they boil like 

 asparagus. It is sometimes called " Sir John Sinclair's beet." 



CLASS III. SALADS, PICKLES, SAVORY 

 HERBS, PRESERVES, &c. 



62. BASIL. Ocymum basilicum. 



An annual plant from the East Indies, sometimes used in salads 

 in France, but principally and extensively used in that country in 

 high-seasoned dishes and soups. The leaves are aromatic, and have 

 the strong flavor of cloves. Sow early, in a hot-bed or warm expo- 



