. Catalogue of choice seeds. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Herbs Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs California San Francisco; Vegetables; Herbs; Grasses; Flowers; Commercial catalogs. 48 E. J. BO WEN'S CATALOGUE MAMMOTH CALIFORNIA, or WHITE CHINA.—Extensively grown by the Chinese, who introduced it into California. Very large and cylindrical, terminating abruptly, with little taproot; mild and tender, and keeps well all winter. The skin and flesh are of a transparent white. SCARLET CHINA, WINTER.—A half-long variety, largest near the tap- root; ski
. Catalogue of choice seeds. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Herbs Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs California San Francisco; Vegetables; Herbs; Grasses; Flowers; Commercial catalogs. 48 E. J. BO WEN'S CATALOGUE MAMMOTH CALIFORNIA, or WHITE CHINA.—Extensively grown by the Chinese, who introduced it into California. Very large and cylindrical, terminating abruptly, with little taproot; mild and tender, and keeps well all winter. The skin and flesh are of a transparent white. SCARLET CHINA, WINTER.—A half-long variety, largest near the tap- root; skin bright scarlet; flesh firm and more pungent than most others. It is easily kept all winter. ROQUETTE. French, Roquette; Spanish, Jaramago. A favorite French salad plant. Sow in rows as soon as danger of frost is past, and thin out to ten inches apart. Keep the ground moist and well worked. RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT. French, Rhubarbe; German, Rhabarber; Spanish, Ruibarbo Bastardo. Rhubarb is extensively raised near all large cities, and should be more generally grown, as it is ready for use before most kinds of fruit are in the market. Its cul- ture is very simple, and it yields every spring an abun- dance of leaf stalks, which are delicious when made into pies, tarts, and sauce. Sow in drills eighteen inches apart, and thin the plants to six inches. In the fall, trench or subsoil a piece of ground, manure very heav- ily, and transplant the young roots into it, three feet apart each way. Give a heavy dressing of manure annu. ally, and cut off the seed stalks as they appear, to prevent the plants from exhausting themselves by running to seed. The seed cannot be relied on to produce the same variety. Rhubarb. SALSIFY, or VEGETABLE OYSTER. French, Salsifis; German, Hafer-Wurzel; Spanish, Ostra Vegetal. Salsify is a nutritious and wholesome vegetable, having the appearance of a small parsnip; in flavor closely resem- bling oysters, for which it is, in that respect, a good substi-
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