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Brig-ht scarlet color, and when well grown, 



2 to 3 inches long-, very brittle and tender. 



WHITE STBASSBURGH.— Of an oblong, 

 tapering- shape; the skin and flesh are pure 

 white, firm, brittle and tender, and has a 

 tendency of retaining its crispness even 

 when roots are old and large. It is a 



very good kind for Summer use, as it with- 

 stands the severest heat, and grows very 

 quickly. 



CHINESE BOSE. — (Winter.) This is of 

 a half long shape, and bright rose color. It 

 is as hardy as the last described, not so 

 popular, but superior to the foregoing 

 kind. Consider it the best Winter variety. 



RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT ROOTS. 



Rhubarb is not known to the great majority of 

 the people of the cottton belt, but in Tennessee, 

 Kentucky, Missouri and the Central States a patcli 

 of rhubarb plants is looked on almost as a house- 

 hold necessity. It is about the earliest usable plant 

 in the Spring for pie making and stewing. It also 

 has great medicinal qualities, extract of rhubarb 

 being largely used to assist digestion. 



CUIiTUBE. — We do not recommend planting 

 Rhubarb in Florida and Gulf Coast sections, but in 

 the Central South where moist, partly shaded loca- 

 tions can be had Rhubarb will grow luxuriantly. It 

 is a plant that is a rank feeder and grower, and as 

 such should be fertilized heavily with well rotted 

 stable manure. Plant out the roots during early 

 Spring months. 



Rhubarb or Pie Plant. 



ROQUETTE OR ROCKET SALAD. 



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CUIiTUBE. — A low growing hardy annual from Southern Europe; the leaves 

 resemble those of radish and turnip; much used by the French as a Spring and Autumn 

 salad and pot-herb. The flavor of the young, tender leaves, which are the parts used, 

 bears a strong resemblance to that of horse-radish. The first sowing may be made in 

 early Spring, the seed being dropped thinly in shallow drills, a foot apart, with succes- 

 sional plantings each second and third week through the season. The soil must be rich 

 and well supplied with moisture, else the leaves will probably be tough and acrid. Inter- 

 culture is the same as for spinach, lettuce and similar crops. Frequent watering and 

 tillage in hot, dry weather should result in succulent, mild-flavored leaves. 



SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT. 



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Salsifis (Fr.), Haferwurzel (Ger.), Ostra Vegetal (Sp.), 

 Sassefrica (Ital.) 



CUIiTUBE. — A vegetable which ought to be more cultivated 

 than it is. It is prepared in different ways, and partakes of 

 the flavor of oysters. It should be sown in the Fall of the 

 year, not later than November. The ground ought to be 

 manured the Spring previous, deeply spaded and well pul- 

 verized. Sow in drills, about 10 inches apart, and thin out to 

 three or four inches in the rows. One ounce to 60 feet of 

 drill; 8 pounds to the acre. 



SANDWICH ISIiAND. — (Mammoth). This is a sort that 

 grows much quicker than the old varieties. It attains a 

 large size; can be called with right mammoth. It is superior 

 to the old kinds and has come into general cultivation. 



SHALLOTS. 



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Eshallotte (Fr.), Schallotten (Ger.) 



CUIiTUBE. — A small-sized Onion which grows in clumps. 

 It is generally grown in the South, and used in its green 

 state for soups, stews, etc. There are three varieties, the red, 

 the yellow and the white; the latter variety is the most 

 popular. They grow and multiply very fast, and can be 

 divided during Winter and set out again. Late in the Spring, 

 when the tops become dry, they have to be taken up, 

 thoroughly dried, and stored in a dry, airy place. It requires 

 . two barrels of Shallots to plant an acre, and they should be 

 planted in three-foot rows, nine inches in the row. They 

 Salsify. should be set out from August till March. 



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