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Rhubarb or Pie Plant 
Salsify or Oyster Plant 
Sow in early spring, in light, rich soil, in drills fourteen inches apart; thin 
the plants to three inches in the row. The roots will be ready for use in 
October; and, like the parsnip, improve by remaining in the ground through 
the winter. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. (The most satisfactory variety). Roots grow 
long, smooth and white. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 45c.; lb., $1.50. 
Sorrel 
Sow early in spring in drills. It is perennial and runs quickly to seed 
unless kept cut close. 
Large French. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; %-lh., 45c.; lb., $1.50. 
Spinach 
Rhubarb, familiarly known as Pie Plant, or Wine Plant, is cultivated in gardens for its leaf stalks. 
Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive soil, and the richer this is, the better. Sow in 
drills an inch deep, and thin out the plants to six inches apart. In the fall, or spring, transplant into 
very highly manured soil, setting them three feet apart each way, and giving a dressing of coarse 
manure every fall. The stalks should not be gathered until the second year. 
Myatt’s Victoria. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 45c.; lb., $1.50. 
The introduction of new types of Spinach recently makes it possible not Salsify 
only to grow heavier crops of better quality, but these types are slower to Oyster Plant 
run up seed stalks. During the extra 12 to 14 days the plant makes more 
and larger foliage growth. We recommend using different varieties during the season, according to 
their hardiness and warm weather tolerance, about as follows: Early spring. Reselected Savoy; late 
spring. Savoy Long Standing. Juliana stands more hot weather than any other. Late August to Early 
September, Savoy Long Standing; September, Virginia Yellows Resistant where necessary because of 
yellows, otherwise Reselected Savoy, fall to winter over, Reselected Savoy or Giant Thick Leaf. 
Giant Thick Leaved Longstanding. (New). Grows as quickly as the other early, smooth-leaved 
varieties, but is far superior to them because it stands up much longer. The leaves are very large, 
broad and thick. This sort is sold by some under the name of Nobel Spinach. Per pkt., 10c.; J^-lb., 
15c.; lb., 40c. 
Reselectert Norfolk Savoy Spiiiacli 
Norfolk Savoy Leaved. Reselected. (Blooms- 
dale). A handsome, very early, productive and 
hardy crumple-leaved, dark green. It is the 
standard sort for fall sowing and to winter 
over. Also for early spring seeding, but not 
later on account of its running to seed quickly 
in warm weather. Per pkt., 10c.; J^-lb., 15c.; 
lb., 40c. 
Savoy Long Standing. A valuable selection 
from Savoy to eliminate the plants which bolt 
to seed early. This strain will stand from 
seven to ten days longer than the regular, and 
produces a heavy crop of handsome appear¬ 
ance. Per pkt., 10c.; ^-Ib., 15c.; lb., 40c. 
Presto. A new prickly seeded spinach resem¬ 
bling in leaf, Reselected Savoy. However, it is 
both earlier and more hardy. Suitable for Fall 
or Spring use and especially for wintering over. 
Per pkt., 10c.; l4-lh., 15c.; lb., 40c. 
Virginia Savoy Spinach. A yellows-resistant 
strain of interesting history brought about by 
the crossing with a Manchurian sort. The 
Virginia Truck Experiment Station is continu¬ 
ing its work, with further improvement in 
