Seed annual, 1899 . ed for pies and tarts. Immense quan-tities are now annually sold in all the large private garden should be without it. CULTURE—Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, some-what retentive soil. The richer its condition, andthe deeper it is stirred the better. Sow in drills aninch deep, and thin out the plants to six inchesapart. In the fall, transplant the young plants intovery highly manured and deeply stirred soil, settingthem four to six feet apart each way, and give adressing of coarse manure every spring. The stalksshould not be plucked until the second year, and thep
Seed annual, 1899 . ed for pies and tarts. Immense quan-tities are now annually sold in all the large private garden should be without it. CULTURE—Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, some-what retentive soil. The richer its condition, andthe deeper it is stirred the better. Sow in drills aninch deep, and thin out the plants to six inchesapart. In the fall, transplant the young plants intovery highly manured and deeply stirred soil, settingthem four to six feet apart each way, and give adressing of coarse manure every spring. The stalksshould not be plucked until the second year, and theplant never allowed to exhaust itself by running toseed. Our seed is saved from selected plants of Lin-naeus, Victoria, Giant and other improved sorts, butlike the seeds of fruit trees, rhubarb seed cannot berelied upon to reproduce the same varieties. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $,postpaid. Rhubarb Roots, by express, not prepaid,20c each, $ per doz. By mail, prepaid, 25c each,$ per
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