. Bolgiano's fall catalogue : capitol city bulbs & seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. RHUBARB Very familiarly known as the Pie Plant. The foot stalk is the portion that is used and is the first vegetable of the season from the garden; cultivated to a great extent and is indispensable wherever it is known. Sow the seed early in the spring in rows 1 foot apart on rich ground; the second year after planting they can be removed in autumn to the permanent spot allotted to them; plant the roots 2 feet apart each way in ground that is well enriched,
. Bolgiano's fall catalogue : capitol city bulbs & seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. RHUBARB Very familiarly known as the Pie Plant. The foot stalk is the portion that is used and is the first vegetable of the season from the garden; cultivated to a great extent and is indispensable wherever it is known. Sow the seed early in the spring in rows 1 foot apart on rich ground; the second year after planting they can be removed in autumn to the permanent spot allotted to them; plant the roots 2 feet apart each way in ground that is well enriched, at least 2 feet deep. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; l/A lb. 45 cts.; lb. $ Roots, $ per dozen—add 25 cts. per dozen if sent by mail; $ per 100. SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT Salsify or Vegetable Oyster. Rhubarb. One ounce for 50 feet of drill; 10 lbs. to an acre. CULTURE. A fine vegetable, used the same as carrots or, - having been boiled, made into cakes and fried like oysters, i which they resemble in flavor. Cultivate the same as carrots [ and parsnips. It is hardy, can remain in the ground all win- ter for early spring use, but should be taken up before it starts growing; take up a supply for use during the winter, j Succeeds best in a light, well-enriched, mellow soil. Sow I early in the spring in drills 15 inches apart, 1 inch deep; thin to 6 inches in the rows. j Sandwich Island Mammoth. One of the most delicious of winter vegetables, and also one of the L most nutritious; the flavor is sweet and highly es- teemed. This variety, where known, is entirely super- . seding the old type, as it produces roots nearly double I the size and weight, and of equally good quality. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; yA lb. 75 cts.; lb. $ 15 to 20 lbs. in drills an acre. SPINACH Two ounces for 100 feet of drill. Spinach has long been looked upon as the best of all the early spring greens. Although very scarce during the war, we can now offer Spinach Seed at moderate
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