FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 67 
Early Searlet Turnip. 
the foregoing kind, with end and root | 
white. Quite tender. 
Black Spanish. (WintTer.) This 
is sown during fall and early winter. 
It is oval in shape, very solid, and stands 
considerable cold weather without be- 
ing hurt. It can be sown broad-cast be- 
tween Turnips, or planted in rows a 
; ROQUETTE. 
a 
RoQuEttreE (Fr.) 
| tesembling the Cress in taste. 
- SALSIFY, 
OR OYSTER PLANT. 
_ of oysters. 
Z ws . . 
_ three to four inches in the rows. 
New Sandwich Island Salsify. 
SPINACH. 
a 
Searlet Half Long French. 
Sown from September to Maréh. It is used as a salad, 
a (Fr.), HAFERWURZEL (Ger.) OsTRA VEGETAL (Sp.). 
ae New Sandwich Island (Mammoth). 
A vegetable which ought to be more cultivated than it is. 
| It is prepared in different ways. It partakes of the flavor 
It should be sown in the fall of the year; not 
| later than November. The ground ought to be manured 
| the spring previous, deeply spaded, and well pulverized. 
» Sow in drills about ten inches apart, and thin out from 
(Mammoth.) 
$s a new sort which grows much quicker than the old varie- 
EPINARD (Fr.), Sprnat (Ger.), Esprnaco (Sp.). 
Broad Leaved Flanders. 
It is very popular. Sown from September to end of March. 
‘Ifthe fall is dry and hot, it is useless to sow it, as the seeds = sai 
quire moisture and cool nights to make them come up. 
rhe richer the ground the larger the leaves. 
Golden Globe. 
foot apart, thinned out from three to 
four inches in the rows. 
”~ Chimese Rose. (WiNTER.) This is 
of afhalf long shape, bright rose color. 
Tt is as hardy as the last described kind, 
not so popular, but superior to the fore- 
going kind. Consider it the best win- 
ter variety. 
This 
falsify, or Oyster Plant 
