602 CATALOGUE OF CULINARY VEGETABLES. 



open as to receive and part with water freely, should be mixed with 

 fragments of bones, bricks, charcoal, or stone, for that purpose, and 

 for retaining moisture. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 CATALOGUE OF CULINARY VEGETABLES. 



THE culinary vegetables usually cultivated in British gardens are 

 herbaceous plants, annuals, biennials, and perennials, with one or two 

 suffruticose or shrubby plants. 



Horticulturally and economically, the culinary plants of British 

 gardens may be thus arranged : 



I. ESCULENTS. Plants Used for their Nutritious or Pleasant Properties. 



Brassicaceous esculents, syn. cabbage tribe ; comprehending the 

 white and red cabbage, cabbage colewort, Savoy, Brussels sprouts, 

 borecoles, cauliflower, broccoli, Kohl Rabi, and Chinese cabbage. 



Leguminaceous esculents ; comprehending the pea, bean, and kidney- 

 bean. 



Radicaceous esculents, syn. esculent tubers, and roots ; comprehend- 

 ing the potato, Jerusalem artichoke, turnip, carrot, parsnip, red beet, 

 skirret, scorzonera, salsify, and radish. 



Spinaceous esculents ; comprehending the garden spinach, white beet, 

 orache, perennial spinach, New Zealand spinach, sorrel, and herb- 

 patience. 



Alliaceous esculents; comprehending the onion, leek, chives, garlic, 

 shallot, and rocambole. 



Asparagaceous esculents ; comprehending asparagus, sea-kale, arti- 

 choke, cardoon, rampion, hop, &c. 



Acetariaceous esculents, syn. salads ; comprehending lettuce, endive, 

 succory, celery, mustard, rape, corn-salad, garden-cress, American- 

 cress, winter-cress, water-cress, burnet, and some of those included in 

 other sections, as the sorrel, tarragon, Indian cress, &c. 



Adornaceous esculents, syn. seasonings and garnishings ; comprehend- 

 ing parsley, purslane, tarragon, fennel, dill, chervil, coriander, carraway, 

 anise, Indian cress, marigold, borage, and some others. 



Condimentaceous esculents, syn. plants used in tarts, and for pre- 

 serving and pickling ; comprehending rhubarb, Oxalis crenata, angelica, 

 elecampane, the samphire, caper ; and the Indian cress, radish, horse- 

 radish, kidney bean, onion, red cabbage, &c., included in other sections ; 

 and among fruits, the cucumber, love-apple, egg-plant, capsicum, &c. 



Aromaceous esculents, syn. sweet herbs ; comprehending thyme, 

 clary, mint, marjoram, savory, basil, pennyroyal, &c. 



Fungaceous esculents ; comprehending the mushroom, truffle, and 

 morel. 



