Laitue. _Vil._ Epinard Gaudry.

Leaves very large, on short stems, rounded, deep-green, with a bluish
tinge, less erect than those of the other varieties, often blistered on
the surface, and of thick substance. It is neither so early nor so hardy
as some others; but it is slow in the development of its flower-stalk,
and there are few kinds more productive or of better quality. The seeds
are round and smooth. For a succession, a sowing should be made at
intervals of two weeks.

"A variety called 'Gaudry,' if not identical, is very similar to this."

SORREL-LEAVED SPINACH.

Leaves of medium size, halberd-formed, deep-green, thick, and fleshy. A
hardy and productive sort, similar to the Yellow or White Sorrel-leaved,
but differing in the deeper color of its stalks and leaves.

SUMMER OR ROUND-LEAVED SPINACH.

Round Dutch. Epinard de Hollande. _Vil._

Leaves large, thick, and fleshy, rounded at the ends, and entire, or
nearly entire, on the borders.

This variety is generally grown for summer use; but it soon runs to
seed, particularly in warm and dry weather. Where a constant supply is
required, a sowing should be made every fortnight, commencing as early
in spring as the frost leaves the ground. The seeds are round and
smooth. Plants from the first sowing will be ready for use the last of
May or early in June.

In Belgium and Germany, a sub-variety is cultivated, with smaller and
deeper-colored foliage, and which is slower in running to flower. It is
not, however, considered preferable to the Common Summer or
Round-leaved.

WINTER OR COMMON PRICKLY SPINACH.

Epinard ordinaire. _Vil._

Leaves seven or eight inches long, halberd-shaped, deep-green, thin in
texture, and nearly erect on the stalk of the plant; seeds prickly.

From this variety most of the improved kinds of Prickly Spinach have
been obtained; and the Common Winter or Prickly-seeded is now considered
scarcely worthy of cultivation.

YELLOW SORREL-LEAVED SPINACH.

White Sorrel-leaved Spinach. Blond a Feuille d'Oseille. _Vil._

The leaves of this variety are similar in form and appearance to those
of the Garden Sorrel. They are of medium size, entire on the border,
yellowish-white at the base, greener at the tips, and blistered on the
surface.

New. Represented as being hardy, productive, slow in the development of
its flower-stalk, and of good quality.

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WILD OR PERENNIAL SPINACH.

Good