190 FRUIT CULTURE. 



THE FIG. 



In all the Southern States this is a hardy and 

 profitable fruit. At the North, it can easily 

 be raised, to a limited extent, by removing 

 the plants, with a ball of earth attached, and 

 plunging them in a cold cellar for the winter. 

 They are also easily cultivated in tubs. The 

 Angelica, Brown Ischia, Brown Turkey, Bruns- 

 wick, and Early Violet are all prolific and good, 

 and will ripen a crop in August. 



RHUBAKB. 



In no sense can this be called a fruit, yet be- 

 ing a hardy perennial, differing so widely from 

 common vegetables, and more resembling fruits 

 in its uses, it may with propriety be here de- 

 scribed. It succeeds best in a deep, rich, reten- 

 tive soil. As its quality depends upon rapidity 

 of growth and consequent tenderness of fibre, it 

 is important to trench deeply before planting, 

 and work in a liberal supply of stable manure. 

 Afterwards the plants should receive an annual 

 fall dressing. It is scarcely possible to manure 

 too highly. 



The first season after planting, the stalks 

 should not be cut ; and only the largest, and to 

 a limit, should be cut the second year. After- 



