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PALMETTO— A very early variety; even, regular size of excellent quality. 
QUALITY (New) — Another .of Burbank’s wonderful creations, producing 
an unusual number of shoots of a light yellowish green color. Other plants 
often produce large shoots, but none of them nearly so many in number ur so 
much in weight. When cooked, it has a rich flavor, unlike and very much 
superior to any other. 
RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT . 
This deserves to be ranked among the best early products of the garden. 
It affords the earliest material for fine pies and fresh table sauce, continues 
long in use, and is valuable for canning. 
A deep, rich soil is indispensible to secure large, heavy stalks. Plant in 
rows 4 feet apart, with the plants 3 feet distant. So that the crowns are 
about an inch below the surface. Apply annually in the fall top dressing with 
stable manure and fork under in the spring. 
AUSTRALIAN, CRIMSON WINTER — Introduced by Luther Burbank: 
“Fully six months earlier than any other rhubarb. The stalk of medium size, 
well-grown ones averaging 12 to 18 inches in length and about 3-4 to 1 inch in 
diameter. They are a pale, greenish crimson color, turning when cooked to a 
light clear crimson, and of very best quality. The plants somewhat more in- 
clined to bloom than the other kinds, which is easily remedied by topping. 
Crimson Winter start3 to grow vigorously by October and continues to produce 
stalks continuously until after the common varieties make their first appear- 
ance some six months later. If kept moist will produce stalks abundantly at 
any season; it is, in fact, absolutely perpetual.” 
DODGE PROLIFIC — A valuable new variety; seedling from the Myatt’s 
Linnaeus; ripens between the Victoria and Linnaeus; very large, stalks often 
3 to 4 feet high; very tender; the best variety that has been introduced. 
MYATT’S LINNAEUS — Those who have never grown this variety, which 
is of superior quality, will hardly recognize the old “pie plant.” It is an early 
tender variety, without being in the least tough or stringy, with a mild sub- 
acid flavor. 
VICTORIA — Very large and valuable for market; early. 
MULBERRIES . 
The Mulberry is valuable both as an ornamental shade tree and for its 
fruit. It is of easy culture, requiring little or no pruning. 
DOWNING’S EVERBEARING — The beauty of this as a lawn or street tree 
is quite enough to commend it, but in addition it yields an abundant supply 
of its large refreshing berries for about three months. “I regard it as an in- 
dispensible addition to every fruit garden; I had rather have one tree of 
Downing’s Everbearing Mulberry than a bed of strawberries.” — Henry Ward 
Beecher. 
