BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



fall, but allow the soy beans to remain. The best 

 variety of asparagus is Reading Giant. 



Rhubarb can also be grown from seed or you 

 can plant roots. It requires even more humus than 

 asparagus. I would advise growing seedlings in a 



CHOOSE THE LARGEST STALKS OF RHUBARB,, PULLING OUTWARD AND DOWN- 

 WARD. THE STEM SHOULD COME FREE FROM THE ROOT WITH THE 

 SHEATH ATTACHED 



seed bed, transplanting them to a permanent posi- 

 tion when several inches high. Dig a large hole and 

 fill the bottom with humus before you set the seed- 

 ling; this will give it food under the roots for many 

 years to come. Three plants of Myatt's Linnseus 

 Rhubarb will supply a small family ; set the plants 

 four feet apart, as they grow very large. 



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