. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. Chap. XXIX.] SOME VEGETABLES OF THE PARIS MAEKET. 503 soon before and not too late after they are ripe. French gardeners never leave a Melon to ripen on the plant. There is no doubt that in this country Melons are left too long on the vines after being ripe, and hence their occasional bad flavour. In fruit-shops, too, they are exposed in windows, and their flavour is destroyed in a short time. The Cantal
. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. Chap. XXIX.] SOME VEGETABLES OF THE PARIS MAEKET. 503 soon before and not too late after they are ripe. French gardeners never leave a Melon to ripen on the plant. There is no doubt that in this country Melons are left too long on the vines after being ripe, and hence their occasional bad flavour. In fruit-shops, too, they are exposed in windows, and their flavour is destroyed in a short time. The Cantaloup Prescott is a fine Melon when well grown and gathered at the proper time. It is re- markably refreshing without being too sweet and sickly, as some of the varieties in this country are. SOME VEGETABLES GROWN OR USED IN FRANCE. (D. GUIHENEUF.). Cantalou:p Melon of the Paris Markets. Aktichoke, green, purple and large Laon (raw or boiled); the young white leaves for salad. Basella, alba, and rubra. Beans {Broad), Seville long pod, purple seeded, purple flowered; des Marais. (Runners), large Soissons, Bice, Asimragus; black algerian, purple podded (botli these latter are edible podded) ; mont d'or butter. {Dwarf or French), choco- late; white flageolet; green flageolet; early wrinkled-leaf flageolet; dwarf Soissons; black algerian, white butter, spotted white-podded (all three edible podded), and many others; DoUchos, several varieties. Beet-eoot, rough bark, or crapau- dine; early flat Bassano. Benincasa cebifeba. BoBECOLB, or Kale, Palm-kale. Brake (young shoots). BtTENET, in salad. Cabbage, Baccalan, early and late; St. Denis; Vaugirard, for winter; Savoy, long-headed; Norwegian (very hardy); Tronchouda, curled; Eussian; Chinese. Cakdoon, several sorts. Caerot, earliest French forcing, or grelot; Nantes ; pale red Flanders ; white transparent; purple. Cauliflower, dwarf Lenormand. Celbbiac, common, Erfurt, curled. Chervil, sweet-scented; tuberous- rooted. Chick Pea. Chicoet
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