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curled on the borders in the manner of some kinds of 

 Parsley. It is used as a salad, and is also employed as a 

 garnish. 



It is very liable to degenerate by becoming gradually less 

 curled. To keep the variety pure, select only the finest 

 curled plants for seed. 



This variety is of slower growth than the Golden Cress. 



Trans. 



Common Cress. The leaves are of a yellowish- 

 green, flat, oblong, scalloped on the borders, sometimes en- 

 tire, and of a much thinner texture than any of the varieties 

 of the Common Cress. It is very dwarf, and is conse- 

 quently short when cut as a salad herb for use. It has a 

 mild and delicate flavor. When run to flower it does not 

 exceed eighteen inches in height. 



It deserves more general cultivation, as affording a pleas- 

 ant addition to the varieties of small salads. 



The seeds are of a paler color, or more yellow, than those 

 of the other sorts. 



An excellent variety, introduced by Mr. Normandy 



Curled Cress. 

 Charles Mclntosh, and described as being re- Mcint. 



markable hardy, and therefore better adapted for sowing 

 early in spring or late in summer. 



The leaves are finely cut and curled, and make not only a 

 good salad, but a beautiful garnish. The seed should be 

 sown thinly, in good soil, in drills six inches apart. In 

 gathering, instead of cutting the plants over, the leaves 

 should be picked off singly. After this operation, fresh 

 leaves are soon put forth. 



It is difficult to procure the seed true, the Common Curled 

 being, in general, substituted for it. 



