304 SPINACEOUS PLANTS. 



two feet and a half in height ; the leaves are arrow-shaped, 

 smooth, deep green, undulated on the borders, and mealy on 

 their under surface ; the flowers are numerous, small, green- 

 ish, and produced in compact groups, or clusters ; the seeds 

 are small, black, and kidney-shaped. 



Propagation and Culture. It may be propagated either 

 from seeds or by dividing the roots ; the more common 

 method, however, is from seeds, which are sown in April or 

 May in a nursery-bed, and the seedlings afterwards trans- 

 planted to rows fifteen inches apart, and eight or ten inches 

 apart in the rows. They are sometimes twice transplanted, 

 the second setting being made in August or early in Sep- 

 tember. 



The leaves, which are the parts of the plant used, will be 

 fit for gathering in May and June of the following year, and 

 are generally cut as they attain a sufficient size. 



Use. The same as Spinach. 





