Asparagus and Rhubarb 



prevented from crowding it. Whatever manure 

 is used should be well worked into the soil on 

 each side of the row — not simply spread on 

 the surface. Get it down where the roots can 

 get at it. 



RHUBARB 



Another of the vegetables no well-regulated 

 family can afford to go without is rhubarb. A 

 pie made from tender stalks of it in early spring 

 has all the deliciousness of an apple pie, and 

 a flavor that the latter seldom has without the 

 addition of spices. The housewife can make 

 use of it in so many ways that she will not 

 willingly be without it after having found out 

 what can be done with it. She will consider it 

 one of the garden standbys. 



Rhubarb will, like asparagus, grow almost 

 any\\"here, and under all conditions, but, to 

 get best results it must be given a deep, rich, 

 mellow soil, and the soil must be kept rich, 

 year after year. 



Set in rows about four feet apart, and two 

 feet or more apart in the row. Three feet 

 would be better, if one does not have to econ- 

 omize space, as old plants make a very strong 

 growth, and cover a large amount of surface. 



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