BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



coming along fresh all the time, for when the new 

 plants are large enough to have their leaves gath- 

 ered, the old will be ready to pull out. If you did 

 not save the old plants over the winter there would 

 be many weeks when you could not gather parsley 

 at all. 



All hardy vegetables do much better if they have 

 a dressing of well rotted manure or soil from the 

 compost heap spread upon them each fall. It keeps 

 the soil from blowing away from the roots, adds 

 humus to the soil for the plants to feed upon and 

 prevents the freezing and thawing, which occurs in 

 many sections, from lifting the roots out of the soil. 

 Compost should be put on just as soon as the ground 

 is frozen or before it freezes. This will keep the 

 frost in or hold it out so the lifting process can- 

 not take place. 



There are two annual vegetables that you 

 ought to know ; they are extremely good and are not 

 difficult to raise. 



One is Chinese Cabbage, and the other a Japa- 

 nese Radish. 



The Chinese Cabbage's real name is Pe-tsai. 

 Americans have named it celery cabbage, which is a 

 very poor name indeed because it has neither the 

 shape nor the flavor of celery but is a tall, pointed, 



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