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LX VIII. Report on New or Remarkable Esculent Vegetables, 

 cultivated in the Garden of the Horticultural Society 

 during the year terminating on the Slst March, 1826. 



Read August 1, 1826. 



Th e accounts of particular classes of Esculent Vegetables, 

 which have been published from time to time in the Trans- 

 actions of the Horticultural Society, are a part of the plan of 

 a general description of the different subjects belonging to 

 the Kitchen Garden Department, which, it is hoped, in 

 the course of time will be completed under the auspices of 

 the Society. These monographs, as they may be termed, 

 were supplied by private individuals previously to the esta- 

 blishment of the Garden; subsequently they have been 

 prepared in the Garden, either by, or under the immediate 

 superintendance of the chief Officers of the Society.* A 



* The monographs of the first description are, On Savoys and Winter 

 Greens, by Mr. Morgan, Vol. ii. page 307. On Brocolis, by Mr. Ronalds, 

 Vol. iii. page 161. On Beet roots and Beet leaves, by Mr. Morgan, Vol. iii. 

 page 272. On Tomatoes, by Mr. Sabine, Vol. iii. page 342. Of those prepared 

 under the direction of the Officers of the Society, the following are the titles : On 

 Onions, by Mr. StrAchan, Vol. iii. page 369. On Spring Radishes, by the 

 Same, Vol. iii. page 436. On Autumn and Winter Radishes, by Mr. Chhistie, 

 Vol. iv. page 10. On Carrots, by the Same, Vol. iv. page 383. On Endives, by 

 Mr. Mathews, Vol. vi. page 133. On Parsneps, by the Same, Vol. vi. page 302. 

 In addition to these must be mentioned the learned and interesting Paper on the 

 plants belonging to the Genus Brassica by M. De Candolle, which is printed in 

 the Transactions of the Society, Vol. v. page 1. Full descriptions and accounts 



vol. vi. 4 D 



