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green and forcing-houses, or by means of an ordinary 

 hot-bed. Prices are high and the demand good for 

 this early Rhubarb, and it pays very well for the 

 trouble. Twelve roots planted in rich soil in the gar- 

 den will give an abiindance for family use. 



There are only a few varieties cultivated to any 

 extent in this country. 



Myatt's Linnjsus is the best early variety. It is 

 gro'svn extensively in private gardens and for the 

 early crop for market. It is the best flavored kind 

 with which we are familiar. 



VicTOEiA is later, but it has a much larger and 

 longer leaf -stock than the Linnteus, and on this ac- 

 count it is cultivated by gardeners for the main crop 

 late in the season. 



Cahoon's Seedling is also a late variety. It 

 grows even a larger stock than the Victoria, but it is 

 stringy when the leaf -stocks attain full size, though 

 very juicy. 



This is the kind that has been sold by unprin- 

 cipled men as the " Wine Plant " — ^one of the most 

 flagrant swindles ever practised on the farming and 

 gardening community. 



