Rheum x hybridum.

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Read about Rheum x hybridum. in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Rheum rhaponticum, Linn. (i. e., Pontic Rha, "Rhubarb of Pontus," a province of Asia Minor). Rhubarb. Pie-Plant (in the U. S.). Wine-plant. Fig. 3374. Strong perennial, with thick clustered roots: petioles semi- cylindric, plane above: lf .-blades suborbicular, deeply cordate at base, undulate, about 5-ribbed, glabrous and shining above, pubescent on the veins beneath: panicles tall and narrow, somewhat leafy, densely flowered, the pedicels jointed below the middle, the fls. whitish: achene oblong-oval. In deserts and subalpine parts of S. Siberia.—Nearly everywhere grown in this country for the succulent acid petioles or leaf-stalks, which are used in early spring for pies and sauces. Wine is sometimes made from the juice. In France, known usually as an ornamental plant. There are several garden varieties. See Rhubarb. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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