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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



VIII. — SPINACH. 



5 Exhibitors. ' 

 Vaeieties Exhibited. 

 Viroflay or New Prolific, New Zealand, Prickly-seeded or 

 Winter, Round-seeded. 



Selections. 



For summer use, Viroflay ; for winter use, Prickly-seeded. 



Certificates of Merit awarded to— 

 Viroflay, from Mr. R. Smith. 

 Prickly, from Mr. W. Poupart. 



Remarks. 



The Viroflay is remarkable for its very large fleshy leaves. 

 The Prickly is generally grown for winter use, under the idea that 

 it is more hardy than the Round-seeded ; but this is not the case. 

 One of the best winter Spinaches is the Round-seeded Flanders. 

 The New Zealand Spinach (Tetragona expansa) is quite a 

 distinct plant — a low, trailing, very free -growing annual, pro- 

 ducing an abundance of leaves, which in dry seasons form an 

 excellent substitute for Spinach. 



B. — FRUITS AND PULSE. 



I.— VEGETABLE MARROWS AND GOURDS. 

 15 Exhibitors. 

 Classification of Vaeieties Exhibited. 

 A. Marroivs. For use in summer in a green or growing 

 state. 



I. Large Form. 

 1. Trailing. 



(a) White or Yellow. Type: — Common Vegetable Marrow. 



Long Cream, Long White Trailing Marrow, Long Pale Yellow, 

 Long Smooth White, Cucozille of Tripoli, Long White, Long 

 White Ribbed Marrow, Large White Marrow, Long White Vege- 

 table Marrow, Sutton's Long Cream Vegetable Marrow, Sutton's 

 Vegetable Marrow, Long White Squash, Vegetable Marrow Squash. 



