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Sect. IV. — Spinaceous Esculents ...... 666 



SuBSECT. I. — The common Spinach 656 



SuBSECT. II. — Orach or French Spinach . . . . . . 657 



SuBSECT. III. — Neiv Zealand Spinach 657 



SuBSECT. IV. — Perennial Spinach ....... 657 



SuBSECT. V. — The Spinach Beet, and the Chard Beet . . . 658 



SuBSECT. VI. — Patience Spinach 658 



SvB&TLCT.Yll.— The Sorrel 658 



Sect. V. — Alliaceous Esculents ...... 651 



SuBSECT. 1. — The Onion 65C 



1462. Varieties and species. 1463. Propagation and culture. 1464. 

 An autumn and winter crop of onions. 1465. A transplanted crop. 

 1466. The potato onion. 14(57. The bulb-bearing onion. 1468. Treat- 

 ment common to all the kinds. 1469. Diseases, insects, &c. 1470. The 

 onion fly. 1471. Gathering the crop. 1472. To save seed. 



SuBSECT. II. — The Leek 66" 



8vbs:ect. III.— The Shallot . . 6( 



SuBSECT. IV. — The Garlic 6f 



SvBSKCT. Y.~ The Chive 6ii 



SuBSECT. VI. — The Rocambole 664 



VI. — Asparagaceous Esculents ..... 665 



SuBSECT. I. — The Asparagus ........ 665 



1481. Soil, and sowing or planting the asparagus. 1482. Routine 

 cultm-e. 1483. Gatherings 1484. Culture after gathering. 1485. 

 The duration of an asparagus plantation. 1486. To save seed. 



SuBSECT. II. — The Sea-Kale 668 



1488. Propagation and culture. 1489. Gathering. 1490. The cul- 

 ture after gathering. 1491. Diseases and insects. 1492. The dura- 

 tion of a plantation of sea-kale. 1493. To save seed. 1494. Forcing. 



SuBSECT. III. — The Artichoke 670 



SuBSECT. IV. — The Cardoon 671 



1498. Cookery of the cardoon. 1499. Varieties, propagation, &c. 



SuBSECT. V The Rampion . 6 7' 



SuBSECT. VI. — Substitutes for Asparagaceous Ksculenis . . . £ 



Sect. VII. — Acetariaceous Esculents . . . . .6 

 SuBSECT. I. — Tlie Lettuce 



1504. Varieties. 1505. Propagation and culture. 1506. Lettuces 

 as small salad. 1507. To save seed. 



SuBSECT. II. — The Endive . . . . . . . .6 



SuBSECT. Ill — The Succory . . 6* 



1512. An excellent substitute for the succory. 



SuBSECT. IV.— The Celery 67^ 



1514. Varieties. 1515. Propagation and culture. 1516. Ti'ans- 

 planting into trenches. 1517. Blanching. 1518. Late spring celery. 

 1519. Taking the crop. 1520. Celeriac. 1521. Diseases, insects, &c. 

 1522. To save seed. 1523. The alisanders. 1524. The Naples parsley. 



SuBSECT. V. The Lamb's Lettuce, Burnet, the Garden Cress, Winter 



Cress, American Cress, and Water Cress . . .681 



SuBSECT. VI. — Small Salads 682 



SuBSECT. VII. — Substitutes for Acetariaceous Esculents , . . 693 



