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of ground. Some gardeners use more than double that 

 quantity in sowing broadcast. 



Be careful to pick Spinach exceedingly clean, and wash 

 it in five or six waters previous to cooking it. Some cook 

 Spinach in a steamer over boiling water, others boil it in 

 water; but the best way is to put it into a saucepan that 

 will just hold it, without water, then strew a little salt upon 

 It, and cover it close. Put your saucepan on a clear quick 

 fire ; and when you find the Spinach shrunk and fallen to 

 the bottom, and the juice which comes from it boil up, it is 

 done. In order that it be rendered capable of absorbing a 

 moderate quantity of gravy, melted butter, &c. which are 

 indispensable with green vegetables, let it be well drained 

 in a sieve, or colander, before it is dished. 



The New Zealand Spinach or Tetragona expansa, is of 

 late introduction into this country ; its nature seems to be 

 opposite to the common Spinach, as it will endure the heat 

 better than the cold. It may be obtained in the summer, 

 by planting the seeds in April and May. Being of luxuriant 

 growth, it should be planted in hills three feet apart, and 

 about two seeds in a hill. The leaves will be fit for use 

 during the Summer, and until late in the Autumn, 



SQUASH. 



GOURDE GIRAUMON ou POTIRON, Cycurbita rnelopepa. 



VARIETIES, 



Early Bush Squash. Vegetable Marrow. 



Early Crookneck, Winter Crookneck. 



Large Cushaw. Lima Cocoanut. 



THE several varieties of Squashes are very useful in this 

 and other warm climates, as they can be grown in perfection 

 in the Summer, and therefore prove a good substitute for 

 Turnips, which cannot be raised in perfection in hot wea^ 

 ther. They should be planted in hills, prepared in the same 

 manner as for Cucumbers and Melons, and their subsequent 

 management is the same in every respect. The bush kinds 



