40 The American Naturalist. [January, 
‘The onion is called in France, ognon, oignon ; in Germany, 
Zwibel; in Flanders, ajuin; in Holland, wien; in Denmark, 
rodlog ; in Italy, cipolla ; in Spain, cebolla ; in Portugal, cedola ;* 
in the Mauritius, oiguon;** in Norway, rodlog;% in Greek, 
krommuon ; in Latin, cepa. 
In Arabic, dussul,® basal ;* in Bengali, pulantoo, peeaj ;* in 
Ceylon, Zono ; % in China, tsum xi; in Cochin China, cay hanh ; 4 
in Hindustani, pee-a7 ; © in India, peeaj ;® in Japan, soo, fitmosi ;™ 
in Java, brangbang;* in Malay, dawangmera;™ in Persia, 
peeaj;® in Sanscrit, palandu, latarka? sukandaka;* in Tamil, 
venggayum ; in Telegu, wolliguidda.™ 
oRACH. Atriplex hortensis L. 
This spinach plant is grown as a vegetable, and also to use as a 
salad, mixed with sorrel in order to correct the acidity. It was 
known to the ancient Greeks and Romans, and it seems to have 
been used more in the early times before the introduction of the 
spinach than now. Two varieties are known; the red and the 
green, each with a sub-variety of a paler color. It was known 
to Turner” in England in 1538, who calls it areche, or red oreche. 
In 1686 Ray® mentions the white and the red, even as mentioned 
by Gerarde“ in 1597. In 1623 Bauhin® mentions the red, the 
white, and the dark green. In 1806, three kinds are named by 
McMahon™ as in American gardens. 
Orach, orache, French spinach, or Mountain spinach is called in 
France, arroche, armol, arrode, arrouse, belle dame, bonne dame, 
eripe, erode, follette, tribe, irible, prudefemme ; in Germany, gar- 
tenmelde; in Flanders and Holland, melde, hofmelde ; in Italy, 
atreplice ; in Spain, armuelle; in Portugal, armolas ;" in Nor- 
8 Vilmorin. Les Pl. Pot., 374. 91 Keempfer. Amoen, 830; Thunb. Jap., 132. 
% Bojer. Hort. Maur., 1837, 347. % Turner. Libellus, 1538. 
% Schubeler. Cul ž, 5% % Ray. Hist., 1686, 191 
æ Ainslie. Mat. Med., I., 269. 9% Gerarde. Herb., 1597, 256 
81 Delile. Fl. Ægypt, Ill. % Bauhin. Pinax, 1623, 119. 
88 Birdwood. Veg. Prod. of Bomb., 186. ® McMahon. American Gar. Cal., 1806. 
3 Loureiro. Fl. Cochin Ch., 201. 97 Vilmorin. Les Pl. Pot., 13. 
% Speede. Ind. Handb. of Gard., 156. 
