Cresson alenois des jardins. Kresse.

No. 608. - This is one of the best plants in cultivation for herbs, and can be easily raised in pots or boxes. It runs quickly into seed and withers as soon as plucked so for this reason it is rarely found in the markets. It is an excellent ingredient for salads, having a mild, piquant taste. The leaves should never be chopped, but are plucked or served in bunches. The leaves when laid between buttered sandwiches and eaten with eggs, make a relish highly esteemed by epicures.