298 SPINACEOUS PLANTS. 



paratively hardy, puts forth its leaves early, and produces 

 abundantly. 



The rows should be eighteen inches apart. 



Green or Root-leaves large, halberd-shape, and sup- 



Common Gar- 

 den Sorrel, ported on stems six inches in length. The 



upper leaves are small, narrow, sessile, and clasping. A 

 hardy sort, but, on account of its greater acidity, not so 

 highly esteemed as the Belleville. 



Sow in rows fifteen inches apart, and thin to eight or ten 

 inches in the rows. 



Sarcelle This is a sub-variety of the Belleville, with 



Blond Sorrel. 



vu. longer and narrower leaves and paler leaf- 



stems. It puts forth its leaves earlier in the season than 

 the Common Sorrel, and is of excellent quality. The seed 

 rarely produces the variety in its purity, and it is generally 

 propagated by dividing the roots. 



Bound-leaved This is a hardy perennial, a native of France 

 or French 

 Sorrel. and Switzerland. Its stem is trailing, and 



ITiomp. 



ROMAN SORREL, from twelve to eighteen inches in height or 



R. SCUTATUS. 



length ; the leaves vary in form, but are usu- 

 ally roundish-heart-shaped or halberd-shaped, smooth, glau- 

 cous, and entire on the borders ; the flowers are hermaphro- 

 dite, yellowish ; the leaves are more acid than those of the 

 varieties of the preceding species, and for this reason are 

 preferred by many. 



It requires eighteen inches' space between the rows, and a 

 foot in the rows. There is but one variety. 



Mountain The leaves of this species are large, oblong, 



R. MO.NTANUS. of thin texture, and of a pale green color ; the 



root-leaves are numerous, about nine inches long and four 



