than those of any other variety. They
terminate somewhat obtusely, and form two acute angles at the base. The
stalk of the plant and the stems of the leaves are deep-red, and
slightly furrowed. The leaves change to green when boiled.

RED ORACH. _Trans._

Dark-red Orach. Bon Jardinier.

Leaves oblong-heart-shaped, somewhat wrinkled, and slightly toothed on
the margin: the upper surface is very dark, inclining to a dingy purple;
the under surface is of a much brighter color. The stems are deep-red
and slightly furrowed; height three feet and upwards.

This is an earlier but a less vigorous sort than the White. The leaves
of this variety, as also those of most of the colored sorts, change to
green in boiling.

RED-STALKED GREEN ORACH. _Trans._

Leaves dark-green, tinged with dull-brown, much wrinkled, toothed,
somewhat curled, terminating rather obtusely, and forming two acute
angles at the base; the stalk and the stems of the leaves are deep-red,
and slightly furrowed; the veins are very prominent. It is of tall
growth.

RED-STALKED WHITE ORACH. _Trans._

Purple-bordered Green Orach. _Miller._

Leaves somewhat heart-shaped, of a yellowish-green, tinged with brown.
Their margin is stained with purple, and a little dentated or toothed in
some cases, but not in all. The stalk and the stems of the leaves are of
a palish-red, and are slightly furrowed, as well as streaked with
pale-white between the furrows. The plant is of dwarfish growth.

WHITE ORACH. _Trans._

Pale-green Orache. _Neill._ White French Spinach. Yellow Orach.

Leaves pale-green or yellowish-green, much wrinkled, with long, tapering
points, strongly cut in the form of teeth towards the base, which forms
two acute angles; the stalk of the plant and the stems of the leaves are
of the same color as the foliage. It is comparatively of low growth.

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PATIENCE.

Herb Patience. Patience Dock. Garden Patience. Rumex patientia.

This plant is a native of the south of Europe. It is a hardy perennial,
and, when fully grown, from four to five feet in height. The leaves are
large, long, broad, pointed; the leaf-stems are red; the flowers are
numerous, small, axillary, and of a whitish-green color,--they are put
forth in June and July, and the seeds ripen in August. The latter are
triangular, of a pale-brownish color, and will keep three years.

_Soil and Cultivation._--"The plant will grow well in almos