318 FIELD AND GARDEN PRODUCTS 



U. Id. E. S. 22; N. Dak. E. S. 12; S. Dak. 47; Mich. E. S. 6; 

 Kans. E. B. 70.) 



PARSLEY. 



After soaking the seeds of parsley for a few hours in warm 

 water, they may be sown in the same manner as celery seed and the 

 plants transplanted to the open ground. At the North, parsley will 

 live over winter in a cold frame or pit, and in the South it will thrive 

 in the open ground during the winter, but it can not withstand the 

 heat of summer. The plants should be set in rows 12 inches apart 

 and every 4 inches in the row. The leaves of parsley are used for 

 garnishings around meats and for flavoring soups. (F. B. 255, 295; 

 N. Car. E. S. 132; U. Id. E. S. 10.) 



PARSNIP. 



Sow the seeds of parsnip as early as convenient in the spring in 

 drills 18 inches to 3 feet apart. Thin the plants to stand 3 inches 

 apart in the rows. The parsnip requires a rich soil and frequent cul- 

 tivation. The roots can be dug late in the fall and stored in cellars or 

 pits, or allowed to remain where grown and dug as required for use. 

 It is considered best to allow the roots to become frozen in the 

 ground, as the freezing improves their flavor. As soon as the roots 

 begin to grow the following spring they will no longer be fit for use. 

 All roots not used during the winter should be dug and removed 

 from the garden, as they will produce seed the second season and be- 

 come of a weedy nature. When the parsnip has been allowed to run 

 wild the root is considered to be poisonous. (F. B. 255, 295; Mich. 

 E. S. 20; U. Id. E. S. 10; N. Car. E. S. 132.) 



PEAS. 



Garden peas require a rather rich and friable soil with good 

 drainage in order that the first plantings may be made early in the 

 spring. Fertilizers that are high in nitrogenous matter should not 

 be applied to the land immediately before planting, as they will have 

 a tendency to produce too great growth of vines at the expense of 



Eods. Land that has been well manured the previous year will be 

 Dund satisfactory without additional fertilizer. A sandy loam is to 

 be preferred for growing peas, but a good crop may be produced on 

 clay soils; however, the pods will be a few days later in forming. 

 Peas are easily grown and form one of the most palatable of garden 

 products. For the best results peas should be planted in the bottom 

 of a furrow 6 inches in depth and the seeds covered with not more 

 than 2 or 3 inches of soil. If the soil is heavy the covering should be 

 less than 2 inches. After the plants attain a height of 4 or 5 inches 

 the soil should be worked in around them until the trench is filled. 

 The rows for peas should be 3 feet apart for the dwarf sorts and 4 

 feet apart for tne tall kinds. A pint of seed will plant about lOO^feet 

 of single row. Many growers follow the practice of planting in a 

 double row with a 6-inch space between. The double-row metnod is 

 especially adapted for the varieties that require some form of sup- 

 port, as a trellis can be placed between the two rows. Brush stuck 

 in the ground will answer for a support for the peas to climb upon. 

 Three-foot poultry netting makes a desirable trellis. If peas are 



