Patience. Gartenampfer.

No 1053. - A hardy perennial plant, not cultivated much in this country. When fully developed it is from four to five feet high. The leaves, which are large, long and broad pointed, are more succulent and tender, and attain a much larger size, when the flowering shoots are cut off as they make their appearance. The plant is hardy, and if cut over regularly will continue healthy and productive for a few years. The leaves are used the same as. spinach, and are put forth quite early in spring. They should be used when young and tender and mixed with sorrel. Patience Dock is much used by the Swedes, prepared in this manner, and is much esteemed in their country.