228 SPINACH. 



What is wanted for home use in mid- Winter should 

 be mulched lightly with salt hay ; this will protect 

 the leaves from injury by frost. Or if the Spinach 

 has grown full size in the Fall, it may be kept very 

 well by cutting it then, placing it three or four 

 inches thick in a frame, and covering it Math a sash 

 and a little rubbish. Gardeners sometimes get eight 

 and ten dollars a barrel in mid- Winter for Spinach 

 kept in this way. 



The main crop is cut and marketed during April 

 and May, at prices ranging from one to five dollars 

 per barrel, according to the supply, &c. When the 

 ground is rich and the seed fresh, one hundred 

 barrels to the acre is a large yield ; although we 

 have cut a barrel of Spinach from a square rod of 

 ground. 



When the Spinach is taken off. Tomatoes, Egg 

 Plants, or Cabbages can be planted on the same 

 ground. With a favorable season, an acre of Spin- 

 ach will give from one hundred and fifty to two 

 hundred dollars profit. 



The varieties cultivated are but few in number. 



Round Spinach is the most popular kind for 

 home use or market. The seed is smooth, the leaves 

 large and slightly crimped. It will stand the Win- 

 ter without protection. 



Peickly, oe Fall. — This variety is said to be 

 more hardy than the Round, but we have never 

 found it to be so. Although recommended for Fall 

 planting, it will grow just as well when sown in the 

 Spring. The Prickly is not quite as productive as 

 the Round Leaf, but fully equals it in equality. 



