RHUBARB 
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inches apart in the rows. Keep soil well cultivated 
and moist, and sow in richest soil available. In the 
Fall, transplant into hills 3 to 4 feet apart each way. 
Well-manured soil is best. Stalks should not be 
cut until second year of growth. In transplanting, 
save only reddish plants because seeds do not pro- 
duce uniformly good plants of rhubard. If planting 
roots, set directly into hills 3 to 4 feet apart. 
VARIETIES:— 
Victoria — Standard garden type, fairly uniform. 
Plants are hardy and heavy yielding. Stalks are 
crimson at base, becoming pink and then green to- 
ward leaf-tips. Leaves are very large, green, and 
crumpled. 2 years from seed. 
SALISFY (Oyster Plant) 
CULTURE: Sow early in spring in drills 1 inch 
deep in 24 inch rows. Then thin out to 5 inches 
apart in the row, when plants are established. Good 
sandy loam produces the best roots and cultivation 
is the same as for carrots or parsnips. Salisfy is 
very hardy and stands cold weather well. Used 
mainly as a winter vegetable; the roots store well. 
Plant has a top like green onions, a root like a slim 
parsnip, and a flavor like oysters, when the roots 
are cooked. 
VARIETIES:— 
Mammoth Sandwich Island — Produces large plant 
about 2 feet tall, with heavy, grassy-looking top. 
Roots are about 6 inches long, tapering, smooth, 
dull-white. 140 days. 
SPINACH 
CULTURE: Spinach grows almost the year round, 
but Fall and Spring plantings do best. It is adapted 
to most soils but a rich, light loam is preferred. 
Sow about 1 inch deep in 18 inch rows, and thin out 
later to 6 inches apart in the row. Seeds is diffi- 
cult to germinate if ground is hot and dry. Keep 
moist, well-manured and cultivated for best re- 
sults. If given some protection, will stand severe 
cold weather. 
VARIETIES:— 
America — All American selection in’ 1952. A 
Bloomsdale type, long standing and slow bolting. 
Unusually dark green, round leaves. Attractive 
market variety. 45 days. 
Bloomsdale Dark Green — This imported strain is 
more uniform, darker green, and slower-bolting — 
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