ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



Spring they will be ready for the table in 

 about four weeks, but it is advisable to raise 

 only the early crop from sets and the main 

 crop from seeds. 



Parsley should be sown in drills very 

 early in the Spring, and will be large enough 

 to use in six weeks from the time of sowing 

 in the open ground. It is well to soak the 

 seeds over night before sowing, as they are 

 slow to germinate. Thin out the young 

 plants to three inches apart. Parsley is a 

 perennial and if covered in late November 

 with some litter will generally survive the 

 Winter. One ounce of seed is quite enough. 



Parsnips. Sow parsnip seed also very 

 early in the Spring in rows eighteen inches 

 apart and thin out the plants to six inches 

 apart. Late in the Fall the parsnips can 

 be packed in dry earth in barrels or boxes 

 and stored for Winter use. Or they can be 

 buried deeply in the garden and dug up as 

 wanted. 



Peas. Every one likes peas and every 

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