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Title: Germain : (catalog)
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Germain Seed and Plant Company Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Plants, Ornamental Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Trees Catalogs Grasses Seeds Catalogs Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Germain
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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ut of the question. The Panama is comparatively free from acid, requires less thanhalf the amount of sugar ordmarily used, and should not be peeled. Allthe roots are what is known as subdivisions. Rhubarb can not be pro-duced from seed and prove true, and therefore is furnished in roots only. PRODUCTIVENESS The market on rhubarb usually is on from about October 15th toJune 15th,_ and the best market is from January 15th to April 15th.The latter is the period when rhubarb commands the highest price, bothin the Eastern and local markets. Panama produces best during thishigh price period, when rhubarb commands about twice the ordinaryprice. _ Panama has produced as high as 60 pounds to each plant atone picking during this period. Due to its rapid growth, a few plants inthe home garden will produce at least 10 pounds from each plant ateach picking once a month during the year. In the market garden the rhubarb should bepicked every six weeks. Pickingcan be begun three months afterplanting.
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CULTURE The Panama is very easily grown. Plant notmore than one-half inch below surface of ground, andwater immediately after. Keep the ground well cultivated close tothe plant within a radius of at least two feet from the plant. Dur-ing the first two months irrigate once a week and cultivate aftereach irrigation. Plant from three to four feet apart in the row,and have rows from four to five feet apart. PRICE Each SO.75, postpaid Dozen $8.00, postpaid Per 100... .$60.00 F. O. B. Los Angeles, per 1000 $500.00 F. O. B. Los Angeles Use Rosin Spray for (4) scale on hardy plants i-OS ANGELES ^^£22£2£2* CALIFORNIA GERMAINS BIG BOSTON LETTUCE I This is a very large, smooth-leaved, solid heading variety, grownvery extensively throughout the East and South, but, not so well knownin this section. It is a lettuce that will grow under practically all cli-matic conditions, and is a remarkably good shipper.The plants are very hardy and vigorous, the heads Isometimes measuring ten to twelve inche

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