280 THE MOUNTAIN. 



RAPHANUS SATIVUS, Garden Radish. This plant, a native of China, 

 is hardy, and grows almost every place. There are several varieties 

 or sub-species, as "radicula," "rotunda," "turnip radish," oblonga, 

 common radish, also varieties of the "niger." 



HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS, Okra. This plant will grow here, but has 

 not been cultivated much. It is a native of India. 



PISUM SATIVUM, Garden Pea, and its varieties, are produced in 

 abundance. 



PHASEOLUS VULGAKIS, String Bean, common pole-bean, and Lu- 

 nata or Lima Bean, grow well, but the latter will scarcely ripen on 

 account of the shortness of the season. 



The APIUM GRAVEOLENS, Celery, PETROSELINUM SATIVUM, Parsley, 

 CARUM and FCENICULUM, Caraway, and FENNEL, as already remarked 

 in the catalogue, grow well. The DAUCUS CAROTA, Garden Car- 

 rot, variety Sativa, and PASTINACA SATIVA, Garden Parsnip, also 

 Umbelliferous plants, nourish equally well. 



CUCUMIS SATIVUS, Common Cucumber. This plant is a native of 

 Asia. It grows well, but the CUCUMIS MELO, Musk Melon, will 

 not ripen on the mountain. 



CUCURBITA PEPO, Pumpkin; varieties do well, also the CUCURBITA 

 MELOPEPO and VERRUCOSA. 



TRAGOPOGON, Oyster Plant, grows well. 



LACTUCA SATIVA, Common Lettuce, Salad, a native of India, and 

 HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS, Jerusalem Artichoke, a Brazilian plant, 

 also flourish. 



The BETA VULGARIS, Common Garden Beet, has several varieties, 

 all of which, including the Mangel-wurzel, cultivated for cattle, 

 grow well. 



SPINACIA OLERACE.E, Spinach, and ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS, As- 

 paragus, (from Europe,) grow well. 



ALLIUM. Several onions are easily produced, as ALLIUM CEPA, 

 Garden Onion, PORIUM, Garden Leek, SATIVUM, Garlick, and SCCENO- 

 PRASUM, or Chives. 



The LTCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM, or Tomato, grows well, but the 

 seasons are too short to produce or ripen the fruit without a hot- 

 house to develop the plants largely before planting out. 



The SOLANUM MELONGENUM, or Egg Plant, might be cultivated if 

 the same care were taken. 



The SOLANUM TUBEROSUM, or Common Potato, is particularly 

 adapted to the soil of the mountain. 



RHEUM RHAPONTICUM, or Pie Rhubarb. This plant, a native of 

 Scythia, grows luxuriantly. 



