The Germans, in olden time, were fond of this as a vegetable, and tradition says that its presence as a weed in our country is due to its escape from German-Pennsylvania gardens. We fancy it would have found its way here to plague the cultivator, if it had not come in the emigrant's track. Boiled till tender, and then sauced, it is said to be excellent eating; but to enjoy it thoroughly, the American Agriculturist suggests that it should be called by its French name "pourpier Vert," and not by the vulgar name of "pussley".