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SPINACH, OR SPINAGE. 
oer ; by this means they are enabled to supply the market 
m April and May with a mild Allium , which while green 
meets a ready sale. 
Those intended for seed may remain in the ground until 
June or July; after the tops have decayed, the bulbs must 
be taken up, and the offsets divided : these should be kept in 
a dry place to plant the ensuing autumn. 
It will require at least four bushels of bulbs, if measured 
when first taken from the ground, to plant a quarter of an 
acre ; because after they are trimmed and deprived of their 
seed stalks, the bulk will be reduced one half. 
SPINACH, OR SPINAGE. 
Epinard. Spinacia. 
VARIETIES. 
Large Round-leaved. I Holland, or Lamb’s Quarter 
Broad-leaved Savoy. | New Zealand. 
The Spinacia oleracea , or common Spinach, is very hardy, 
and consequently a very important vegetable for cold cli- 
mates. It merits attention from its being extremely whole- 
some and palatable, and from its keeping green even after 
having been cooked. It makes a delicious dish when served 
up with the gravy of roast meat, melted butter, &c. 
As Spinach is the only vegetable that can be raised to ad- 
vantage the latter end of the year, the gardener should, to- 
wards the end of August, prepare such ground as may have 
been occupied by summer crops, and by having it well ma- 
nured for this crop, it will be in good condition for Beets, 
CaiTOts, Parsnips, Turnips, &c., the spring following. 
If the ground be got ready, so as to have several beds 
sown in succession, from the first to the end of September, 
the most forward of these, if covered up with straw at the 
approach of cold weather, will furnish greens for the table 
when other vegetables are scarce, and the later crops will 
