AUSTRALIAN CRIMSON WINTER RHUBARB 



The great value of rhubarb as a vegetable has always been its earliness-. 

 and a vast amount of time and labor have been spent in efforts to originate a 

 variety which would produce stalks even a day or tw<> in advance of other 

 early varieties. The Xew Australian "Crimson Winter" Rhubarb will pro- 

 duce marketable stalks abundantly full ti months earlier than any other 

 rhubarb. The stalks are of medium size, well-grown ones averaging 12 to 18 

 inches in length and about 3 4 to 1 inch in diameter They aie a pale, green- 

 ish crimson color, turning, when cooked, to a light, clear crimson color, and 

 are the very best quality The plants are somewhat more inclined to bloom 

 than the older kinds, which is easily remedied by topping. 'Crimson Winter" 

 Rhubarb starts to grow vigorously by October, and continues to produce 

 stalks continually until after the common varieties make their appearance 

 some six months later. In our rainless California climate it reluctantly takes 

 a short lest during mid-summer, hut if kept moist will produce stalks abund- 

 antly at any season. It is in fact, absolutely perpetual. Forforceing under 

 glass in the cold Northern States: for a constant supply for home use. and 

 for growing in California and the Southern States: for shipping North and 

 East, it promises to become more profitable than anything else which soil 

 produces. "Crimson Winter" is all that could be desired, as the bulk of the 

 ciop comes in just at the season « hen fresh fruits and vegetables are hardly 

 obtainable, [t has been found that "Crimson Winter" Rhubarb gives the 

 b st results when planted about i )l ._> by 6 feet apart. — Description by Euther Burbawk. 



SE EDS— 25c per pkt. : $.'! per oz. Strong plants, 50c ea ; $6 per doz. In 

 April we will have nice young plants at 30c ea : $3 per doz 



