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Market Gaj'dcning. 



and when grown for winter use should be stored in 

 sand, in order to keep them fresh. 



Rhubarb (^Rhemn hybridu7n) is now quite extensively 



Rhubarb, 



grown, both In field culture and forced under glass. A 

 few days' time lost or saved in getting into market often 

 makes a difference of one half in price. The first 

 pulling of the out-door crop is usually made the last of 

 April or the first of May, and the plants continue to 

 furnish a supply until about the first of July. It is put 

 up in bundles which vary in weight between 15 and 40 



