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preceding, which, in warm dry weather, soon become tough and 
sticky. For an uninterrupted succession, sow these varieties at 
the. same time with the earlier kinds. Nos. 7 and 8 are grown 
for winter use, and should be sown at close of summer or early in 
autumn, and when ripe, stored away in some dry place, free from 
frost. For a bed three feet wide and nine feet long, one ounce 
of seed will be sufficient for spring varieties, and three-quarters 
of an ounce for autumn and winter varieties. 
ROCAMBOLE. 
The bulbs of the Rocambole is of a milder and better flavor, but 
not so large, as the common Garlic. The seed should be sown in 
drills, shortly after they are ripe, or in the ensuing spring. They 
must be kept clean of weeds; and, in autumn, may be taken up, 
the offsets separated, and again planted, in rows twelve inches 
apart, and six inches distant in the rows. 
RHUBARB, OR PIE-PLANT. 
The Rhubarb, of which there are several varieties, is cultivated 
for the foot-stalk of the leaf; which possesses an agreeable acidity, 
and resembles the gooseberry when made into pies or tarts. It is 
fit for use before green fruit can be had, and is an excellent sub- 
stitute. The seed should be sown early in spring, or late in au- 
tumn, in a border with a northern exposure, and scatterd thinly in 
drills, two inches deep, and one foot apart, and slightly covered 
with soil. When the plants appear, they should be thinned out 
to about six inches from each other, and afterwards to a foot. 
The plants thinned out may be planted in a similar situation, if re- 
quired. In this case, they must be taken up with care, so as not 
to break the roots. As soon as the leaves are decayed, the seed- 
ling plants should be taken up carefully and planted out in rows 
two feet apart, and the same distance between the plants. When 
