It is usually sown in August, and stands the winter perfectly well; it is very similar to lettuce, and is a good substitute for it in the spring and winter seasons.
433. COSTMARY Tanacetum Balsamita.—Is used as a herb in salad. This is a perennial plant of easy culture.
434. CRESS. Lepidium sativum.—There are two varieties of cress, the curled and common. This is an ingredient with mustard in early salads.
435. CRESS, AMERICAN. Erysimum Barbarea.—This is cultivated for salads, and is much esteemed. It is increased by sowing the seeds in the spring. This is only good in the winter and spring seasons.
436. CUCUMBERS. Cucumis sativus.—Many sorts of cucumbers are cultivated by gardeners. The most esteemed are,
The Southgate Cucumber. The Long Prickly. The Long Turkey. The White
Spined.
The early crop is usually sown in hot-beds in the spring, and is a crop on which most gardeners have always prided themselves, each on his best mode of management of this crop. They will also grow if sown in April, and planted out in the open ground.
The short prickly cucumber is grown for gerkins.
437. DILL. Anethum graveolens.—This is similar to fennel, and used in pickling. It is esteemed useful as a medicinal herb also; which see.
438. ENDIVE. Cichorium Endivia.—Of this we have three varieties in cultivation.