2 CULTIVATED VEGETABLES. 



This beautiful! plant is called in Latin, Nas- 

 turtium Indicum." 



Gerard observes, " The seede should be 

 sowen vpon a bed of hot horse-dung, and 

 some fine sifted earth." It is now as hardy 

 as any annual plant, and the self-sown seeds 

 generally produce the strongest plants. The 

 major variety of this brilliant plant was not 

 brought to Europe until the year 1684, and 

 two years afterwards it was cultivated in our 

 gardens. 



This plant has been named Acriviola, of 

 acer, sharp, and viola, violet, i. e. Sharp 

 Violet. 



The blossoms have been observed to emit 

 electric sparks towards evening, which was 

 first noticed by the daughter of the illus- 

 trious Linnaeus, who could not credit the 

 account until he had seen the phenomenon. 

 It is seen most distinctly with the eye partly 

 closed. 



The double-flowered nasturtium has an 

 agreeable perfume, but is not so well tasted 

 as the single, and being only an ornamental 

 greenhouse plant, it does not properly be- 

 long to this work. 



The French style the flower La Grande 



