134 On Orache, its Varieties and Cultivation. 



to a dingy purple ; the under surface is a much brighter 

 colour. The stems are a deep red and slightly furrowed. 

 This grows nearly as tall as the preceding. 



The Cultivation of the Garden Orache. 



A portion of ground having been previously prepared and 

 made moderately rich and light, in an open situation, the 

 seeds should be sown early in the spring, in drills at the 

 distance of two feet apart, made with a draw hoe, and very 

 shallow. When the plants are about three inches high, they 

 should be thinned with a small hoe, so as to leave them room 

 to grow strong ; when they have again grown too thick, they 

 should be thinned to the distance of two feet from each other. 

 Afterwards they require no other attention than to be kept 

 clean from weeds. If a late supply is required, a sowing can 

 be made towards the end of June, which will furnish the 

 table until the plants are destroyed by frost. This sowing 

 requires the same management as the first. From the first 

 crop, a quantity may be transplanted in the spring at the 

 distance of eighteen inches from each other each way ; these 

 will come into use in succession; when transplanted, they 

 do not grow so large as those which remain where they are 

 sown. In poor soils, the leaves do not become sufficiently 

 succulent for culinary purposes. 



