Rhubarb

From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia

There are actually only a couple very brief mentions of rhubarb in Thomas Jefferson's writings:

1809 Apr. 13. planted 32. seeds of the Mimosa Julibritzin...in square II. beginning with the S.W. row sowed 1. row of rheum undulatum, esculent rhubarb. the leaves excellent as Spinach"[1]

"Rhubarb esculent" is listed there in the items that were planted in 1811.[2]

However, rhubarb was not listed in most listings of the vegetables found in Jefferson's garden.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Betts, Garden Book, 385. On p. 396, the note for this reference also says that rheum undulatum is "Probably the same as Rheum rhaponticum L."
  2. ↑ Ibid, 443.
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