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RHUBARB. 
Rheum rhaponticum, 
Rhubarbe, ... 
Raibarbo, 
Rhabarber, .. 
There are several varieties of this esculent cultivated under 
the name of " Pie Plant," and have become quite common in 
our gardens. The early growth of the stems affords facilities 
for making pies and tarts, long before green fruit can be ob- 
tained, which, together with the close resemblance to the 
-. taste of the gooseberry, render it almost indispensable to every 
garden or farm. 
The two varieties most sought for in our market are the 
Early Tobolsk and MyatCs Victoria. 
Cultivation. — Rhubarb may be propagated either by seeds 
or by a division of the roots. The seed should be sown as 
early in the spring as the ground will admit. It should be 
thinly scattered in drills, one inch deep, and a foot apart, 
evenly covered. 
The soil should be light, dry, and well manured. If the 
weather proves dry, the drills should be watered. "When the 
young plants are an inch high, thin them out to four inches 
apart. In the course of the season, hoe them freely, and keep 
them clear of weeds. In the middle and northern parts of the 
United States, they should be transplanted in October in a 
highly manured plot of ground, trenched and well worked, 
eighteen inches deep, in rows four feet apart, and two feet 
from plant to plant, with the crown of each plant below the 
surface. Then cover them four or Sve inches thick with straw 
or leaves, to protect Lhem from winter frosts and snows. No 
further culture will be required than uncovering the roots in 
the spring, and keeping the plants free from weeds. 
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SPINACH. , 0^ 
Splnaeea oleracea Op Botanibts 
Kpinard, FnKNcn. 
Enpinaca Spanish. 
Spinat, Gicrmah. 
The spinach, or spinage, has long been cultivated, and its 
uso is well known: There are three varieties in cultivation, 
