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Market Gardening, 



acre, and they will bring a price between $i.oo and 

 $1.50 per bushel. In raising late crops for storing, 

 seed is used exclusively, and the plants are thinned to 

 one inch instead of three. These crops are allowed to 

 dry thoroughly in the ground before harvesting. They 

 should be stored in bins or boxes where a steady, cool 

 temperature can be kept up. For fall onions the price 

 obtained is usually about $2.50 per barrel. 



The Yellow Danvers, and the White Portugal or 

 Silver Skin, are the kinds grown almost exclusively for 

 this market, from sets and from seeds. In some local- 

 ities, where red onions are in favor, the Red Wethers- 

 field is highly esteemed. It is a very productive, large 



sort. 



Parsley {Apimn petroscUnum) is kept at all seasons 



Fine Curled Parsley 



in continuous growth, either under glass or in the open 

 ground. The plants for forcing are kept cut down dur- 



