MUSTARD SEED.
Mustard seed, a wholesome seasoning for food, is always to be seen in the more careful gardens.
NASTURTIUM.
The European nasturtium is almost unknown to the whole of Paraguay; though the garden, or water-nasturtium, grows spontaneously in moist places.
SAFFRON.
The European saffron is found in no part of Paraguay. The American, which is saffron in name and appearance only, is not used for seasoning food, but for dying things of a yellow colour.
ASPARAGUS.
Asparagus grows wild in the plains, but is very bitter, and slenderer than a thread; if cultivated in gardens, it would become quite gigantic.
ONIONS AND GARLICK.
Onions and garlick are diligently cultivated with great care and expense by the Spaniards, and are even eaten raw with avidity by hungry persons.