. RHUBARB. Rhabarber, Ger. Rhubarbe, Fr. Ruibarbo, Sp. One ounce of seed to 125 feet of drill. Culture.—Good plants are easily grown in any good garden soil. Sow seed thinly in shallow drills a foot apart, thin to4or 5 inches. Keep soil loose and free from weeds. The plants are liable to vary considerably. Pick out the strongest and best. In fall or spring following, transplant to the permanent bed, 4 feet apart each way, in deep, warm and very rich soil. The more manure the better stalks. For winter forcing take up two-year roots in fall, leave out to freeze, then bed close together on cel- l
. RHUBARB. Rhabarber, Ger. Rhubarbe, Fr. Ruibarbo, Sp. One ounce of seed to 125 feet of drill. Culture.—Good plants are easily grown in any good garden soil. Sow seed thinly in shallow drills a foot apart, thin to4or 5 inches. Keep soil loose and free from weeds. The plants are liable to vary considerably. Pick out the strongest and best. In fall or spring following, transplant to the permanent bed, 4 feet apart each way, in deep, warm and very rich soil. The more manure the better stalks. For winter forcing take up two-year roots in fall, leave out to freeze, then bed close together on cel- lar bottom or under greenhouse bench in the dark. Linnaeus. Early, large, tender and very fair. Pt., 5 cts., oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts. Victoria. Very large, the finest cooking variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; I lb., 40 cts. (For Rhubarb Roots see page 264.) Hafer- Wurzel, Ger. Salsifis, Fr. Ostion Vegetal, Sp. or VEGETABLE OYSTER One ounce for 50 feet of drill. Culture.—Used the same as carrots, or, after having been boiled, made into cakes and fried like oysters, which they re- semble in flavor. Cultivate the same as carrots or parsnips; it is hardy; can remain in the ground all winter for early spring use, but should be taken up before it starts growing; take up a supply for use during the winter. Succeed best in a light, well- enriched mellow soil. Sow early in the spring in drills 15 inches apart, 1 inch deep; thin to 6 inches in rows. Mammoth Sandwich Island. (Seecut.) This variety of Salsify grows to a very large size and resembles a good-sized Parsnip. It is very mild and delicately flavored, and very popular. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 25'cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ Long White. A favorite market variety and fine flavored. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 70 cts.; lb., $ Long Black, or Scorzonera. Resembles above, but black. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ SORREL. Sauerampfer, Ger. Oseille, Fr. Aeedera, Sp. Culture.—Used for soups
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