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Beport of the Horticulturist of the 
name of " The Forme of Cury " for the use of the court of King 
Richard the Second; in 1538 it is spoken of by Turner in his Libellus 
as well known in England, and in 1536 by Ruellius as if well known 
in France. These dates are interesting, as De Candolle calls it new 
to Europe in the sixteenth century, and other authors date its first 
mention in England as not preceding 1568. The smooth-seeded 
spinach is described by Tragus in 1552. According to Sprengel; 
spinach is noticed by Crescentius in the thirteenth century, and is 
badly figured in the Ortus Sanitatis, edition of 1491, c. 450. According 
to Bretschneider, it is noticed in a Chinese work on Husbandry, of 
the seventh or eighth century. I find no early notice of its introduc- 
tion to America, but in 1806 three varieties were known to our 
gardens. — E. L. S.] 
With the exception of the Prickly-Seeded, which is sufficiently 
distinct to form a separate class, the names in the following described 
list are arranged in alphabetical order. 
Description of the Varieties. 
A. Seeds not prickly. 
(Spinacia glabra, Mill. Diet., S. oleracea, L. var. B.) 
No. 1. BLOOMSDALE, Land., '85; Greg., '87. 
Syn. Bloomsdale Savoy, K. <& W.,'85: Curled- Leaved Savoy or Blooms- 
dale, Thor., '87. 
A somewhat improved strain of the Savoy-Leaved, introduced several 
years ago by D. Landreth & Sons, of Philadelphia, and specially 
recommended by them for sowing in early autumn for early winter 
use, or in late autumn to produce plants for early spring use. 
No. 2. FLANDEES, Vil. 
Syn. Broad Flanders, Vil., '84 : Bound Flanders?, Thor., '85. 
Closely resembles the Bound Leaf, but the plant grows a little 
larger, the leaves are rather more rounded, and the seeds are per- 
ceptibly larger. 
A hardy variety, recommended especially for fall sowing. 
No. 3. LETTUCE LEAVED, Vil, '84; Burr; Veg. Gar. 
Syn. Fr., Epinard a feuille de laitue, VIL., '84: & d' Esquermes, Vil. : 
E. oreille d' elephant, Vil. ; Burr: & Gaudry, Vil. ; Burr: Ger., Salat- 
blattriger Spinat, Vil. : Lattichblattriger Sp., Vil. : Lattachblattriger 
sehr breiter Sp., A.'de CI. 
