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apart in beds, or three to three and one half feet apart 

 in rows. After the plants are well established they 

 should be thinned to ten to twelve inches apart in the 

 rows. They are perennial, and may be kept growing in 

 the same place for several years. Broad -leaved French 

 is the most popular variety. 



PARSLEY. Sow very early in the spring, in shallow 

 drills fourteen inches apart, and thin out to six inches 

 apart in the rows. For very early spring use, seed may 

 be sown in the fall and the plants wintered under a light 

 mulch.. Extra Dark Moss Curled and Dwarf Extra Curled 

 are desirable varieties, though any others will be found 

 satisfactory. 



RHUBARB, while, strictly speaking, neither a salad 

 plant nor a pot-herb, should be mentioned here. It may 

 be grown from seed by sowing early in spring in fine, 

 warm soil. But the best way to start it in a family gar- 

 den is from the divided roots. These may be set two by 

 three feet apart, in a corner of the garden, where they 

 may remain undisturbed for several years. Victoria is 

 perhaps the best named variety. 



8. Miscellaneous Vegetables 



CELERY is by no means so difficult to grow as many 

 people think. The seeds should be sown early by sprink- 

 ling them thinly on top of a pot, pan or box of good, 

 fine soil, and sifting a very little earth over them. Put 

 them in a moderately warm room, greenhouse or hotbed 

 to germinate. About the time the second leaves put out 

 the plants should be "pricked off" into flats or boxes, 

 being set about one and one -half to two inches apart. 

 As the young plantlets begin to grow they should be 

 "hardened -off" by uncovering the hotbed during the 

 day, or otherwise exposing the plants to sun and air. 

 After the plants have made a growth of four to six 



