RHUBARB. 
Ehubaeb. Buiharho. SRl^abarber. 
Culture. — Sow seed in a coldframe, in a fine, rich, sandy loam, about the first of March, in drills 4 inches 
apart. Keep the frame covered during nights and cold days, so that the soil will not 
freeze, and in six to eight weeks the plants will be large enough to set in the open 
ground. Transplant to a rich soil, and set in rows 12 inches apart and 12 inches in the 
row. The following spring transplant again to 4 or 5 feet apart each way, and the 
next spring the stalks will be large enough to pull. When I'oots are set out, plant 
them 4 or 5 feet apart each M'ay, and keep the weeds down. If roots are used, a crop 
may be had after one season, which is much better than sowing seeds where only a 
' few plants for family use are needed. In the fall the bed should have a thick dressing 
of coarse manure, to be spaded under in spring. 
Per oz. Klb. Lb. 
1514 Linnaeus. The earliest $0 20 $0 50 $1 50 
1515 Victoria 20 50 1 50 
Roots each, 10 cts.; per doz., $1. 
SALSIFY, or VEGETABLE OYSTER. 
Salsifis. Ostion Vegetal. ^aferiwurjet. 
CuLTUKE. — Sow as early as the ground can be worked in the spring, in drills 12 
inches apart, 1 inch deep, and thin out to 6 inches in the row. Keep them free from 
weeds. Cultivate the same as for Carrots and Parsnips. A part of the crop may be 
left in the ground till spring, when it will be found fi-esh and plump. The roots are 
cut into pieces }4 inch long, boiled until tender, and then served with drawn butter, in 
which way it is a delicious vegetable. They are also mashed and baked like Parsnips, 
and have a sweet, agreeable flavor. Mashed and fried, the flavor is much like that of 
the oyster. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. to the acre. 
Per oz. J^lb. Lb. 
1528 Long White French $0 15 W iO $1 25 
1529 Thorburn Improved Thick-rooted. Very thick and smooth. 25 75 2 50 
1530 Mammoth Sandwich Island. Large and superior 15 50 1 50 
SCOLYMUS. 
A vegetable from Spiiiii. The roots resemble a small Parsnip, and will keep through the winter like a Turnip. 
It is cultivated exactly like the Carrot, except that it should be grown in rows 3 feet apart and 18 inches in the 
TOWS. It is eaten boiled, like Salsify. 
Per oz. H\h. Lb. 
1535 Scolymus 
30 $0 85 $3 00 
SWISS CHARD, or SILVER BEET. 
This is a Beet producing leaves only, of a .^npericn 
lent as greens. Cultivate about the same 
as Spinach, by sowing the seed in early 
spring, iu drills about a foot apart. As it 
grows, thin out for use, and keep clear of 
weeds if success is desired. Good cultiva- 
tion will greatly increase the delicacy and 
tenderness of the leaves. 
(|uality to those of the ordinary Beet, and excel - 
153G Swiss Chard. 
Per oz. Mill. Lb. 
..$0 10 $0 20 |0 50 
SPROUTS. 
ChOUX VkETS NON PoMMEg. 
CuLTCKE.-Sow No. 1537 very early in 
spring, and Winter Kale in September. PiiII 
directions for growing the latter will bo 
found on page 25, under head of Kale. 
1537 Spring Sprouts, or English Rape. 
Per lb., 15 cts.; per 100 lbs., $7. 
1538 Winter, or Siberian, Thorburn Im- 
proved. Per oz., 10 cts.; per lilb.. 
