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AMEEICAN HOME GAKDEN. 



WATER CRESS. 



French, Cressoii de Fontaine. — German, Wasser Kresse. Eruiun KrPf;sf. — 



Spanish, /Jerro. 



The water cress may be raised from seed, cuttings, or plants, 

 soflii or planted in the edge of a living spring or stream, where 

 its roots may be ever so slightly protected by the water from 

 the intense cold ; or it may be sown or set in the narrow in- 

 tervals of a floor or bed made with rough paving stones, over 

 which a gentle shallow stream is made to flow. North of New 

 York it may be thinly covered in winter, if found necessary, 

 with straw, or salt hay, or evergreen brush. 



It starts at the first opening of spring, and being gathered 

 as soon as sufiiciently gro^^Ti, is the earliest warm aromatic 

 salad seen in om* markets. 



It is highly esteemed, being not only agreeable to the taste 

 of most persons, but also regarded as a valuable antiscorbutic, 

 peculiarly suitable for spring use. 



The brooklime (A^eronica Beccabunga), a worthless plant, 

 distinguishable by its ovate and flat leaf from the water cress, 

 is sometimes mistaken for it. 



ASSORTMENT OP SEEDS, ABOUT SUFFICIENT FOR A GARDEN OP 

 MODERATE SIZE, SAT A QUARTER OF AN ACRE. 



As gai'den seeds are extensively sold in " papers," I have 

 given the ordinary equivalents of the respective weights and 

 measures. It may be found occasionally useful to beginners. 



4 paper,^. 



Bii.sh Beans of various 



kinds 3 pints= 



role Beans of various 



Icintis 2 " =6 



Early Peas of various 



kinds 5 " =10 



Tate Peas, various kinds S '' ^6 



('ucumbers " . , . 1 oz. ^ 2 



Jluskmeliin i " = 1 



A\'aternit'lnn I '' — 1 



Summer busli Squasii . . 1 " ^ 2 



"\\intpr " ... i " = 1 



Pumpkin V '■ :^ 1 



i'An-\y Cabbage I '' = 1 



"Winler " i '' =z; 2 



Cauliflower, or Brocoli. . ^ " ^ 1 



Beets of various kinds., 2 " ^4 



Carrots '• " .. 1 " = 3 



Parsnip '■ '■ . . 1 '■ = 2 



Turnips " " .. 1 " = 2 



Ijelish in varieties 3 " =6 



Onion in varieties 2 oz. 



6 papers. <.lnion sets 1 pint 



Lettuce in varieties ! oz. 



Spinacti 2 '■ 



Hook J " 



Celery J- ^' 



Pepper ; " 



I-^f^g-plant i " 



Tomato J ■' 



Salsafy i " 



(ikra >- " 



Mustard 1 '' 



Peppergrass 1 '' ^^2 



Nasturtium .1 " ^; 1 



Peek J- '1 ^ I 



i'arsiey -^ " ^ l 



Sage I 



Suiumer Savory l 



Sweet IJasil 1 



Sweet Marjoram 1 



Thyme '. ;i 



= 4 



= 1 



= 1 



= 1 



= 1 



= 1 



= 2 



= 1 



