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ORACH, or MOUNTAIN SPINACH

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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 141 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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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 spinach, and to correct the acidity of See also:sorrel. The See also: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 mountain spinach, is a hardy annual 3 to 4 ft. high with See also:fine ornamental foliage.

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