THE FIELD AND GARDEN VEGETABLES OF AMERICA
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; and to DANIEL T. CURTIS, Esq., seedsman and florist, and for many years Chairman of the Committee on Vegetables of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. For information or other
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arlier than the Early Blood Turnip-rooted. The flesh, although much coarser than that of many other sorts, is tender, sweet, and of good quality. Roots from early sowings are, however
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generally distinguishable from each other. They will keep well two years; and if preserved from dampness, and placed in a cool situation, a large percentage will vegetate when three
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nding to citron-yellow at the centre or heart of the root; somewhat coarse in texture. Foliage rather large and vigorous. The White Belgian Carrot is remarkable for its productivenes
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ge size, and is only adapted for field culture; the flesh being too coarse and strong-flavored for table use. WHITE. _Thomp._ _Vil._ Bulb large,--when full grown, measuring seven o
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ned in an ounce, and they retain their germinative properties three years. The process is as follows: "Select some of the largest and best berries, or balls, when fully ripe, which i
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ariety originated near Manchester, Eng., about the year 1844; and appears to be a cross or hybrid between the Lapstone Kidney and Pink-eye. In this country, the variety has never rea
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ut the outside, when cleaned, is of a beautiful purple, though it appears black when first drawn from the earth; and the coat, when cut through, shows the purple very finely. The foot
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he common garden and field turnip, and will keep from five to eight years. _Varieties._--The varieties are as follow:-- ASHCROFT. Bulb of medium size, ovoid, very smooth and symme
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seeds are black, triangular, and retain their vitality two or three years,--twenty-three hundred are contained in an ounce. The plants rarely blossom in the Northern or Middle States
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flavor is in the outer rind. When used, it should not be peeled. It bears transplanting well; and may be set in rows one foot apart, and nine inches apart in the rows. WAITE'S HYBRI
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seeds are contained in an ounce; and they retain their vitality two years. _Soil, Sowing, and Cultivation._--The Leek is very hardy, and easily cultivated. It succeeds best in a ligh
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which serve as a substitute for seeds in propagation. The flesh is coarse; and the bulbs are very liable to decay during winter, unless kept in a cool and dry situation. The variety
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somewhat flattened, and retain their vitality five years. _Soil._--Select a light, rich, and rather moist soil, and trench it well; incorporating in the process a li
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red are contained in an ounce; and they retain their vitality seven years. _Soil, Propagation, and Culture._--The best soil for the Cardoon is a light and deep but not over-rich loam
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established variety; having been grown in England upwards of thirty years. Length fifteen inches. _Hunter's Prolific._--Length eighteen inches. Very crisp and excellent, but requires
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eds; and they retain their germinative properties from eight to ten years. _Varieties._--These are exceedingly numerous, in consequence of the great facility with which the various k
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duced, the variety was considered one of the best quality; but it appears to have in some degree deteriorated, and now compares unfavorably with many other sorts. PIE-MELON. Califo
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ken by the nail. After the fruit hardens, the flesh becomes watery, coarse, strong flavored, and unfit for table use. On account of the dwarfish character of the plants, the hills ma
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ored in a dry, warm situation. The flesh is sweet, though generally coarse-grained and watery. It is used in soups and stews, and also for pies; but is seldom served like squash at th
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nd mild-flavored when cooked. Its value for agricultural purposes appears to have been greatly overrated; for, when tried in this country against other varieties of cabbages, the prod
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WER BROCCOLI. _M'Int._ Grange's Early White. Hopwood's Early White. Marshall's Early White. Bath White. Invisible. This is an old variety, and, when pure, still stands in high estim
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bage was introduced into England from Flanders, more than a hundred years ago, by a private soldier named Telford, who was there many years in the reign of Queen Anne. On his return t
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Broccoli. This has been cultivated as a Broccoli for more than ten years; though originally introduced by the London Horticultural Society, under the name of Early Leyden Cauliflower
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ntained in an ounce; and they retain their germinative powers three years. "They are large and light, and, when sold in the market, are often old, or imperfectly formed; but their qua
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being contained in each. They retain their germinative powers five years. _Propagation and Culture._--It is always raised from seed, which may be sown in the open ground from April
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h, of a brownish color, and retain their germinative properties two years. An ounce contains nearly thirty thousand seeds. Of the Common Sorrel, there are five varieties, as follow:-
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ces before directed. In dry soil, the plants will continue for many years; requiring no further care than to be occasionally hoed, and kept free from weeds. It may also be propagated
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are many times divided, and are similar to those of the Common Plain Parsley; the flowers are small, white, and produced in umbels at the extremities of the branches; the seeds are bl
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e, rounded on the opposite, and retain their vegetating powers four years,--nearly thirty thousand are contained in an ounce. _Soil._--It succeeds best in moist, loamy soil; and shou
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in some obscure corner of the garden, where it may have existed for years; and is only visited when needed for the proprietor's table. The operation of hastily extracting a root or tw
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. Large India. Head large, moderately compact; leaves large, with coarse and hard mid-ribs and veins. Its recommendation is its remarkable adaptedness to summer culture; as it withs
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nches well; but the ribs and nerves of the leaves are comparatively coarse and hard. Well adapted to winter culture; but, as a summer lettuce, of little value. MONSTROUS BROWN COS.
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l, roundish, brown, or reddish-brown, and retain their vitality two years,--fifteen thousand are contained in an ounce. _Sowing and Cultivation._--The seed is sown thinly, in shallow
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n state, much resemble some descriptions of worms; and, like Caterpillars (_Scorpiurus_) and Snails (_Medicago_), are sometimes placed on dishes of salad to excite curiosity, or for p
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ut the plants as they become too thick, a bed may be continued many years. _Use._--The plant has a soft, agreeable odor, and is sometimes used as a pot-herb for flavoring soups. The
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and are contained in an ounce, and they retain their vitality three years. There is a species cultivated, the seeds of which are black. _Soil and Cultivation._--It is always raised f
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te small, of a deep-brownish color, and retain their vitality three years. It may be propagated from seeds or by dividing the roots; the latter method, however, being generally pract
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perceptible. The Newington Wonder of English and French authors appears to be, in some respects, distinct from the American variety. It is described as very dwarf, about a foot high
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ed. The large pods, if plucked early, are succulent and tender, but coarser in texture than those of many other sorts, and not so well flavored. The Case-knife, in its habit and gene
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ly give a degree of permanency to this difference in color; which appears to be the principal, if not the only, point of variation. MOTTLED LIMA. This, like the Green, is a sub-var
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m various experiments in the cultivation of both varieties, there appears to be little if any difference in their seasons of maturity. The color and form of the flower are the same as
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trifling and unimportant distinctions. From experiments made a few years since in the gardens of the London Horticultural Society, under the direction of Mr. Thompson, who planted no
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he pods will be suitable for plucking about the middle of July. It bears abundantly, but not in succession; and, for this reason, is much prized by market-gardeners. The most of the
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of the most valuable acquisitions which have been obtained for many years; being remarkably tender and sugary, and, in all respects, of first-rate excellence. The rapid progress of it
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ne, and be fit for the table from the middle of July. This variety bears some resemblance to Knight's Tall Marrow; but, like nearly all others, it is less sugary. Those who have a fa
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lmonary diseases. They are in their greatest perfection when of two years' growth. * * * * * HOARHOUND. Marrubium vulgare. Hoarhound is a hardy, her
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of the Common Wormwood, and retain their germinative properties two years. The plant is generally propagated by dividing the roots in the manner of other hardy shrubs. _Use._--The l
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h it is dried, and its extensive dissemination." It may be kept for years without losing any of its aroma or goodness. * * * * * BOLETUS. _Fries._ Of
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Stalk six feet or more in height; ears five or six inches long, an inch and a half in diameter, somewhat conical, broadest at the base, and tapering
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d, irregular in form, and retain their germinative properties three years. _Sowing and Cultivation._--The Martynia is of easy cultivation. As the plants are large and spreading, they
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anous at the corners, and retain their germinative properties three years. _Soil and Cultivation._--Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive soil: the richer its condition,
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d use may be said to have increased fourfold within the last twenty years; and it is now so universally relished, that it is furnished to the table, in one form or another, through ev
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11. Large Toker, 510. Lisbon, 508. Long-podded, 508. Marshall's Early Dwarf Prolific, 508. Mumford, 511. Purple, 510. Red-blossomed, 509. Red Windsor,
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333. French, 333. Frisé, 333. Frizzled-leaved, 333. Parsnip, 31. Plain-leaved, 333. Sweet-scented, 399. Turnip-rooted, 31. Chiccory, 334. Brunswick
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Papangaye, 198. Papanjay, 198. Papaver somniferum, 569. Parsley, 430. Celery, 434. Celery-leaved, 434. Common, 433. Curled, 432. Dwarf Curled, 432.
Variegated, 447.
Tare, 558.
Summer, 559.
White, 558.
Winter, 559.
Tarragon, 400.
Tetragonia expansa, 295.
Thlaspi Bursa Pastoris, 303.
Thousand-headed Cabbage, 249.
Thyme, 447.
Broad-leaved, 447.
Common, 447.
Evergreen, 447.
Lemon, 449.
Narrow-leaved, 448.
Variegated, 448.
Thymus citriodorus, 449.
" vulgaris, 447.
Tobacco, 633.
Broad-leaved, 635.
Connecticut Seed-leaf, 634.
Green, 637.
Guatemala, 635.
Negro-head, 638.
Oronoco, 638.
Peach-leaf, 634.
Turkish, 637.
Virginian, 634.
Tomato, 639.
Apple, 643.
Apple-shaped, 643.
Bermuda, 643.
Cluster, 646.
Early Red, 651.
Extra Early, 651.
Fejee, 644.
Fig, 644.
Giant, 645.
Grape, 646.
Large Red, 646.
Large Red Oval, 647.
Large Yellow, 647.
Lester's Perfected, 648.
Mammoth, 645.
Mexican, 648.
New Upright, 650.
Perfected, 648.
Pomo d'Oro Lesteriano, 648.
Red Cherry, 649.
Red Pear-shaped, 644.
Red Plum, 649.
Round Red, 649.
Round Yellow, 649.
Seedless, 650.
Tomate de Laye, 650.
Tree, 650.
White, 651.
White's Extra Early, 651.
Yellow Cherry, 652.
Yellow Fig, 652.
Yellow Pear-shaped, 652.
Yellow Plum, 652.
Tota Bona, 313.
Tragopogon porrifolius, 92.
Trauxuda Kale, 273.
Tree Primrose, 35.
Tropæolum, 388.
" majus, 389.
" minus, 390.
" tuberosum, 103.
Truffle, 589.
Common, 589.
Piedmontese, 590.
Tuber cibarium, 589.
" magnatum, 590.
" melanosporum, 590.
Tuberous-rooted Chickling Vetch, 103.
Pea, 103.
Tropæolum, 103.
Wood-sorrel, 41.
Turkey Rhubarb, 573.
Turnip-rooted Celery, 331.
Turnip, 104.
Altrincham, 106.
Altringham, 106.
Autumn Stubble, 115.
Border Imperial, 106.
Border Imperial Purple-top Yellow, 106.
Chiva's Orange Jelly, 106.
Common Field Globe, 118.
Cow-horn, 107.
Dale's Hybrid, 107.
Decanter, 110.
Early Dwarf, 115.
Early Flat Dutch, 107.
Early Stone, 119.
Early White Dutch, 107.
Early Yellow Dutch, 108.
Finland, 108.
Freneuse, 108.
Golden Ball, 109.
Golden Maltese, 120.
Green Globe, 109.
Green Norfolk, 110.
Green Round, 110.
Green Tankard, 110.
Green-top Flat, 110.
Green-top Norfolk, 110.
Green-top White Globe, 109.
Green-top Yellow Aberdeen, 111.
Green-top Yellow Bullock, 111.
Hungarian Green-top Globe, 109.
Lincolnshire Red Globe, 111.
Liverpool Yellow, 112.
Long Black, 111.
Long Early White Vertus, 107.
Long White Clairfontaine, 111.
Long White Maltese, 111.
Maltese, 120.
Mouse-tail, 119.
Navet Boule de Neige, 116.
Navet Gros d'Alsace, 119.
Petrosowoodsks, 112.
Pomeranian Globe, 112.
Preston, 112.
Purple-top Aberdeen, 114.
Purple-top Flat, 112.
Purple-top Strap-leaved, 113.
Purple-top Yellow Aberdeen, 114.
Purple-top Yellow Bullock, 114.
Red Globe, 114.
Red Norfolk, 114.
Red Round, 114.
Red Tankard, 115.
Red-top Flat, 112.
Red Mouse-tail, 119.
Red-top Norfolk, 114.
Robertson's Golden Stone, 115.
Round Black, 115.
Six-weeks, 115.
Small Berlin, 117.
Small Long Yellow, 116.
Snow-ball, 116.
Stone Globe, 116.
Tankard, 110.
Teltau, 117.
Teltow, 117.
Waite's Hybrid Eclipse, 117.
White Dutch, 107.
White Garden Stone, 119.
White Globe, 118.
White Norfolk, 118.
White Round, 118.
White Stone, 119.
White Tankard, 119.
White-top Flat, 120.
White-top Strap-leaved, 120.
Yellow Altrincham, 106.
Yellow Dutch, 108.
Yellow Finland, 108.
Yellow Globe, 109.
Yellow Malta, 120.
Yellow Scarisbrick, 121.
Yellow Stone, 121.
Yellow Tankard, 121.
Turnip Cabbage, 38.
Turnip-rooted Chervil, 31.
Tussilago farfara, 564.
Unicorn Plant, 612.
Urtica dioica, 293.
Valeriana, 401.
" cornucopiæ, 401.
" locusta, 339.
Valerianella eriocarpa, 340.
Vegetable Oyster, 92.
Veronica beccabunga, 316.
Vetch, or Tare, 558.
Napoléon Pea, 558.
Summer, 559.
White, 558.
Winter, 559.
Vicia faba, 503.
" sativa, 558.
Water-cress, 401.
Water-melon, 192.
Welsh Onion, 147.
Ciboule Blanche Hative, 147.
Common, 147.
Early White, 147.
Red, 147.
White, 147.
West-Indian Bean, 499.
West-Indian Cress, 387.
West-Indian Cucumber, 199.
White Beet, 289.
Wild Endive, 334.
Wild Navew, 394.
Wild Spinach, 313.
Winged Pea, 559.
Winter Cherry, 592.
Purple, 593.
Winter Cress, 403.
Common, 403.
Wood-sorrel, 404.
Worms, 405.
Wormwood, 576.
Common, 576.
Roman, 577.
Sea, 577.
Yellow Rocket, 403.
Ysano, 103.
Zea mays, 594.
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