ORACH, or MOUNTAIN SPINACH
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V20,
Page 141
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also:ORACH, or See also:MOUNTAIN See also:SPINACH
, known botanically as Atriplex hortensis, a tall-growing See also:hardy See also:annual, whose leaves, though coarsely flavoured, are used as a substitute for See also:spinach, and to correct the acidity of See also:sorrel
.
The See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white and the See also:green are the most desirable varieties
.
The plant should be grown quickly in See also:rich See also:soil
.
It may be sown in rows 2 ft. apart, and about the same distance in the See also:row, about See also:March, and for See also:succession again in See also:June
.
If needful, See also:water must be freely given, so as to maintain a rapid growth
.
A variety, A
.
;•ortensis See also:var. rubra, commonly called red See also:mountain spinach, is a hardy annual 3 to 4 ft. high with See also:fine ornamental foliage
.
End of Article: ORACH, or MOUNTAIN SPINACH
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