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market, each containing about as much as can be encircled by 



thumb and forefinger. For later use, seed may be sown in open 



ground, in drills 12 inches apart. A little patch will go a great 



ways towards overstocking 



the market, and half a 



dozen plants, well fed, will 



be sufficient for a family 



garden. For winter use 



the leaves may be dried ; 



or a few plants taken up and 



trenched in like celery. 



Or you may have a few Double Curled. 



plants growing in a box 



or keg in the kitchen or cellar, or under the greenhouse bench. 



To grow it in the latter way, the plants should be started from 



seed in the fall. 



VARIETIES. 



Plain or Common. Somewhat hardier than the curled sorts, 

 and good enough for seasoning. 



Double Curled, Extra Double Curled. A beautiful 

 variety with thick, curled foliage, and suitable both for flavoring 

 and garnishing. 



Fern-Leaved. Foliage most beautifully serrated, excel- 

 lent for garnishing. 



PARSNIPS. 



Pastinctca Sativa. German, Pastinake ; 

 French, Panais ; Spanish, Chirivia. Parsnip 

 culture is very similar to 

 that of the carrot, and the 

 vegetable has about the 

 same value as a garden and 

 farm crop, and for stock 

 feeding. Sow in April or 

 May in rows 12 to 18 

 inches apart, being careful 

 to use new seed only ; and 

 thin the young plants to 

 3 or 4 inches apart. The 

 plants start slowly and 

 feebly at first, somewhat 

 like Parsley, but soon get 

 strong and able to take 

 Soil should be clean and moderately rich. 



Early Short Round, 

 care of themselves. 



Parsnips are perfectly hardy, and their flavor is improved by 



