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sides. Cut all shoots as soon as they appear, till the 
time for the final cutting, which will vary from the 
middle of May to the middle of June, according to 
latitude and your fondness for this most delicious 
plant. 
RHUBARB. 
Rhubarb, known familiarly as Pie Plant , succeeds 
best in deep, somewhat retentive soil. Coming, as it 
does, before berries or fruit, its acid leaf stalks form an 
admirable substitute. It may be raised from seed, 
but to get the quickest returns procure strong roots 
in spring, and plant them three feet apart each way, 
the ground having first been fertilized and dug to a 
considerable depth. Never permit a plant to exhaust 
itself by seed-bearing; stir the soil often, cover 
with coarse litter in fall, fork it over in the following 
spring, and you may rely upon a good supply of pie 
plant for many years to come. 
HORSE RADISH. 
The best is grown by planting 8-inch lengths of 
root grown the previous year. These young roots 
planted in spring, small end down, with the top two 
inches below the surface, in rich, well-cultivated soil, 
will form radish of large size and superior quality, in 
one season’s growth. After having several weeks’ 
growth rub off the young side roots from the newly- 
planted roots, to increase the size and insure a 
smooth, well-shaped root. See to it that no roots are 
scattered about the garden, as* every piece of root, 
however small it may be, will, in a short time, become 
