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inches wide, slightly blistered. It is later than the Common 

 Garden Sorrel in running to flower, and is generally propa- 

 gated by dividing the roots, but may also be raised from 

 seeds. .The leaves are remarkable for their acidity. 



This is the JRumex montanus of modern botanists, though 

 formerly considered as a variety of R. acetosa. 



This variety is distinguished from the Green Blistered- 



leayedMoun- 

 Mountam Sorrel by its larger, more blistered, tain Sorrel. 



and thinner leaves. The leaf-stems are also longer, and, as 

 well as the nerves and the under surface of the leaf, finely 

 spotted with red. It starts early in spring, and is slow in 

 running up to flower. 



This is an improved variety of the Mountain Green Moun- 

 tain Sorrel. 

 Sorrel, and preferable to any other from the 



greater size and abundance of its leaves, which possess much 

 acidity. It is also late in running to flower. 



The leaves are large, numerous, ovate-sagittate, from ten 

 to eleven inches long, and nearly five inches in width ; the 

 radical leaves are slightly blistered, and of a dark, shining 

 green color. It can only be propagated by dividing the 

 roots. 



The plants require a space of eighteen inches between the 

 rows, and a foot from plant to plant in the rows. 



SPINACH. 



Spinacia oleracea. 



Spinach is a hardy annual, of Asiatic origin. When in 

 flower, the plant is from two to three feet in height ; the stem 

 is erect, furrowed, hollow, and branching ; the leaves are 

 smooth, succulent, and oval-oblong or halberd-shaped, the 



