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SECT. IV .Spinaceous Esculents ...... 656 



SUBSECT. I. The common Spinach 656 



SUBSECT. II. Orach or French Spinach . . . . , . 657 



SUBSECT. III. New Zealand Spinach .... . 657 



SUBSECT. IV. Perennial Spinach 657 



SUBSECT. V. The Spinach Beet, and the Chard Beet . . . 658 



SUBSECT. VI. Patience Spinach 658 



SUBSECT. VII. The Sorrel 658 



SECT. V. Alliaceous Esculents 650 



SUBSECT. 1. The Onion 659 



1462. Varieties and species. 1463. Propagation and culture. 1464. 

 An autumn and winter crop of onions. 1465. A transplanted crop. 

 1466. The potato onion. 14(>7. The bulb-bearing onion. 1468. Treat- 

 ment common to all the kinds. 1469. Diseases, insects, &c. 1470. The 

 onion fly. 1471. Gathering the crop. 1472. To save seed. 



SUBSECT. II. The Leek 663 



SUBSECT. III. The Shallot . . 664 



SUBSECT. IV. The Garlic 664 



SUBSECT. V. The Chive 664 



SUBSECT. VI. The Rocambole 664 



SECT. VI. Asparagaceous Esculents ..... 665 



SUBSECT. I. The Asparagus 665 



1481. Soil, and sowing or planting the asparagus. 1482. Routine 

 culture. 1483. Gathering. 1484. Culture after gathering. 1485. 

 The duration of an asparagus plantation. 1486. To save seed. 



SUBSECT. II. The Sea-Kale 668 



1488. Propagation and culture. 1489. Gathering. 1490. The cul- 

 ture after gathering. 1491. Diseases and insects. 1492. The dura- 

 tion of a plantation of sea-kale. 1493. To save seed. 1494. Forcing. 



SUBSECT. III. The Artichoke 670 



SUBSECT. IV. The Cardoon 671 



1498. Cookery of thejcardoon. 1499. Varieties, propagation, &c. 



SUBSECT. V The Rampion 672 



SUBSECT. VI. Substitutes for Asparagaceous Esculents . . . 672 

 SECT. VII. Acetariaceous Esculents ..... 673 



SUBSECT. I. The Lettuce 673 



1504. Varieties. 1505. Propagation and culture. 1506. Lettuces 

 as small salad. 1507. To save seed. 



SUBSECT. II. The Endive 675 



SUBSECT. Ill The Succory 676 



1512. An excellent substitute for the succory. 



SUBSECT. IN. The Celery 677 



1514. Varieties. 1515. Propagation and culture. 1516. Trans- 

 planting into trenches. 1517. Blanching. 1518. Late spring celery. 

 1519. Taking the crop. 1520. Celeriac. 1521. Diseases, insects, &c. 

 1522. To save seed. 1523. The alisanders. 1524. The Naples parsley. 



SUBSECT. V. The Lamb's Lettuce, Burnet, the Garden Cress, Winter 



Cress, American Cress, and Water Cress . . . .681 



SUBSECT. VI. Small Salads 682 



SUBSECT. VII. Substitutes for Acetariaceous Esculents f . . . 693 



