208 KITCHEN GARDEN. 



er leaves become fit for .use ; in mild weather suoeessive 

 gatherings are obtained, and, with proper managetoent, 

 the crops may be prolonged to the beginning of May. 



To afford a succession-crop, the seeds of the round- 

 leaved smooth-seeded varieties should be sown in the 

 end of January, and again in February a<nd March. 

 From this period it is proper to sow small quantities 

 once a fortnight, summer spinach lasting only a short 

 time. The open spaces between the lines of cauliflower, 

 and others of the cabbage tribe, will generally afford, 

 enough of room for these transient crops. They are 

 generally sown in shallow drills, and are thinned out 

 and .weeded as may be required. 



In the United States, the winter crops of spinach are 

 sown in August, and the plants "generally protected 

 through the winter by a light covering of matts, straw, 

 or other clean litter. The crops intended for summer 

 and fall use, may be sown from the first of April to the 

 middle of May, and will come in very well between the 

 rows of peas. It requires rich grorund, and is almost- 

 worthless where grown on thin or "exhausted soil. 

 When too thick, the plants are to-be thinned out. 

 The seed, though commonly sown broad-cast, are best 

 in drills or rows nine inches, apart, so as to admit of 

 hoeing between. 



New Zealand Spinach {Tetragonia expansa) is a 

 half-hardy annual, a native of New Zealand, from- 

 which it was brought by the late Sir Joseph Banks. 

 The plants grow^ tall, spread wide, and the leaves form 

 a good substitute for spinach. If the plants be well 

 watered, they will continue to; afford large quantities of 

 succulent leaves during the hottest and driest weather. 



