158 SPINACEOUS PLANTS. 



It is commonly known as " Winter Spinach," and prin- 

 cipally cultivated for use during this portion of the year. 

 The seeds are planted towards the last of August, in drills 

 a foot apart, and nearly an inch in depth. When well up, 

 the plants should be thinned to four or five inches apart in 

 the drills ; and, if the weather is favorable, they will be 

 stocky and vigorous at the approach of severe weather. 

 Before the closing-up of the ground, lay strips of joist, or 

 other like material, between the rows, cover all over with 

 clean straw, and keep the bed thus protected until the ap- 

 proach of spring, or the crop has been gathered for use. 



Lettuce-leaved Leaves large, on short stems, rounded, 

 deep-green, with a bluish tinge. The va- 

 riety is neither so early nor so hardy as some others ; but it 

 is slow in the development of its flower-stalk, and there are 

 few kinds more productive or of better quality. The seeds 

 are round and smooth. For a succession, a sowing should 

 be made at intervals of two weeks. 



Sorrel-leaved Leaves of medium size, halberd-formed, 

 deep-green, thick, and fleshy. A hardy and 

 productive sort, similar to the Yellow or White Sorrel- 

 leaved, but differing in the deeper color of its stalks and 

 leaves. 



Summer or Leaves large, thick, and fleshy, rounded 



Hound-leaved Al , , . 



Spinach. at the ends, and entire, or nearly entire, on 



BOUND DUTCH. the borderg . 



This variety is generally grown for summer use ; but it 

 soon runs to seed, particularly in warm and dry weather. 

 Where a constant supply is required, a sowing should be 

 made every fortnight, commencing as early in spring as the 

 frost leaves the ground. The seeds are round and smooth. 

 Plants from the first sowing will be ready for use the last 

 of May, or early in June. 



