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extent whether it be grown in the light j 
or out of it; in a dark place the stalks 
.arc generally longer and more tender, 
and for this reason market-gardeners 
usually grow it in dark pits, covered at 
the sides and top with hot stable-dung; 
but the'rhubarb grown in this way is 
very inferior in point of flavour to that 
grown in the light, and forced by means 
of a sweeter atmosphere; the corner of 
a tan-bed in a forcing-house is perhaps 
the best of all places for early rhubarb, 
it there comes quickly, is grown in a 
wholesome manner, and when eaten, 
possesses the flavour of that taken from 
the open ground; fermenting dung is 
sure to impart a disagreeable wateriness 
to the produce, if nothing worse, and 
therefore should not be used in the 
forcing of such a succulent article. The 
amateur may have his forced rhubarb 
with ease and certainty by placing a 
strong root or two in a tub, and stand¬ 
ing it in a warm closet, where, with an 
occasional watering, it will come as well 
as in the hothouse, though not quite so 
quick. 
Two rules regarding rhubarb should 
be observed by all who grow it; never 
cut the stems, but pull them off the 
plant; and whenever flower-heads make 
their appearance up the centre, break 
them off, if it were twenty times in a 
season, unless it is desired to save seed. 
Of the many kinds in cultivation it is 
hardly necessary to enter on a lengthened 
detail, as any cultivator who will sow an 
ounce of seed per annum may ensure a 
score of varieties worth keeping; and 
either early or late kinds are easily pro¬ 
cured with a local reputation in every 
corner of the kingdom. Among the 
early kinds, such as the Tobolsk, Mitch¬ 
ell’s Prince Albert, and Myatt’s Lin¬ 
naeus, and of the later ones, Myatt’s 
Goliah, Large Red, and Old Scarlet, 
may be recommended to begin the cul¬ 
tivation of this wholesome root with. 
RUE. Buta graveolens (Linnaeus.) 
Nat. Ord. Butaceve. A suffruticose herb, 
which may be readily propagated by cut¬ 
tings, stuck into a shaded border in 
summer; the roots planted grow any¬ 
where. 
SAGE. Salvia officinalis (Linn.) 
Nat. Ord. Labiatve. Of this useful herb 
there are two varieties, the red and green 
sage; the first is rather stronger than 
the latter. They are readily propagated 
by slips, or layers taken in May, or on¬ 
wards, till the end of September; the 
plants should occupy a piece of mode¬ 
rately good ground, in a corner of the 
garden where they are not likely to be 
disturbed, and for the winter supply, the 
tops may be cut in August, and. dried, 
to be preserved in bags. 
SAVORY. Satureja montana (Linn.) 
Nat. Order Labiatce. This plant, the 
winter savory of gardens, is cultivated in 
precisely the same manner as the pre- 
ceeding, and for the same purposes. 
SAVOY. JBrassica oleracece /3 ballata 
(De Candolle.) Nat. Ord. Cruciferce. 
Being one of the hardiest of the cabbage 
tribe, this is grown as a supply for the 
winter exclusively; the character of a 
good savoy depends on its forming a 
close hard head of many imbricating 
reticulated leaves upon a short stem, 
and the larger the head and shorter the 
stem the more valuable the particular 
kind. There is some trouble in securing 
true seed of the better kinds of these 
vegetables, arising in their constant in¬ 
clination to assume the normal form out 
of which they have been obtained, and 
the readiness with which cross impreg¬ 
nation is effected between any of the 
varieties belonging to the same genus. 
Bees and other insects are continually 
at work among their flowers while one 
remains expanded, and if two kinds 
happen to blossom at the same time, 
though they stand a mile apart, the re¬ 
sult in all probability will prove a de¬ 
generate race of plants, partaking of the 
character of both parents, and conse¬ 
quently untrue to either. On this 
account, seed of the cabbage tribe can 
seldom be obtained in populous neigh¬ 
bourhoods that may be depended on as 
correct. March is the proper time for 
sowing savoys, the exact period being 
determined by the state of the weather 
and ground; the latter should be dry, 
and the weather open and mild, or it 
will be better to defer sowing even till 
