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should he copiously watered, in dry weather, which 
tends to their rapid growth, thus securing their excel¬ 
lent qualities. 
It should be borne in mind that radishes must have 
plenty of room , and be grown quickly , or they will 
inva7-iably be tough and wormy. 
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with red at the base, and finely spotted to the nerves of 
the leaf. 
Giant.—This is a very large and late green variety, 
with round stalks of great length and thickness ; pro¬ 
duces a succession of stalks the whole season ; held in 
high estimation by market gardn :s. 
spring as ground can be worked, and e\eiy two 
weeks throughout the season, for a succession of 
crops. A warm, sandy loam, made rich and light 
by some good, strong 
manure, will be most 
likely to afford them 
brittle and free from 
worms. Sow in twelve- 
inch drills, and thin to 
two or three inches 
apart. The plants 
RAPE. 
This plant is extensively cultivated in England, both 
for f < age and for the seed, from which is manufactured 
rape seed oil. The seeds are also much used as food for 
canary birds. It is also sometimes used as a salad plant 
like mustard. As a forage plant, the yield is abundant, 
and fed green, it is very nutritious, and nearly all ani¬ 
mals are very fond of it. Sow in May, either broadcast 
or in drills ; if the former, ten pounds, and if the latter, 
four pounds per acre. 
RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT. 
Fr. Rhubarbe. -Ger. Rhabarbcr. 
Rhubarb, familiarly known as Pic Plant, is cultivated 
in gardens for the leaf stalks, which are used for pies 
and tarts. Within a few years the cultivation of this 
very grateful and wholesome vegetable has been extens- 
.vely increased ; immense quantities are now annually 
sold in all the large markets. No private garden should 
be without a bed of it. 
Linnaeus.—The earliest of all. and very productive 
and high-flavored. It possesses little acidity, and has 
so thin a skin that removing it is scarcely necessary. It 
continues equally crisp and tender throughout the sum¬ 
mer and early autumn. One of the best sorts for a small 
garden or family use. 
Victoria.—Very large leafstalks, two or three inches 
in diameter at the broadest part, and often two or three 
feet'in length. A well developed stalk, divested of the 
leaf, will weigh about two pounds. They are stained 
Rhubarb, or Pie Plant. 
Cultukh. — Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat 
retentive soil. The richer its condition, and the deeper 
it is stirred the better. Sow in drills an inch deep, and 
•thin out the plants to six inches apart. In the fall, 
trench a piece of ground, and manure it well ; then 
transplant the young plants into it three feet apart each 
way. Cover with leaves or litter the first winter, and 
give a dressing of coarse manure every fall. The seed 
cannot be relied upon for the reproduction of the same 
variety. The stalks should not be plucked till the third 
year, and the plant never allowed to exhaust itself by 
running to seed. 
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