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MISCELLANEOUS COOL PLANTS. 



where it is established, and planted at intervals under 

 either north or south benches, and when once colonized 



it needs no re- 

 newing. 



Garden - crese. 

 The ordinary 

 French or g a r- 

 den cress (varie- 

 ties of Lepidium 

 sativuni) also 

 thrives well un- 

 der glass. We 

 have grown both 

 the plain and 

 curled - leaved 

 forms upon 

 benches or beds 



46. Water-cress under a bench. 



along with lettuce and spinach. The seed is sown di- 

 rectly where the plants are to stand. The plant grows 

 quickly, and the early, tender leaves should be used 

 before it runs to seed. 



Parsley. No vegetable is more readily grown in 

 winter than parsley. The seed is sown in the open in 

 spring, and the plants receive the ordinary care during 

 the summer. In the fall, the strong roots are lifted and 

 planted in a bed or bench in a lettuce house. The plants 

 are headed down when transplanted, and the sunlight is 

 kept off them for a few days until they are thoroughly 

 established. After that, they need no extra or unusual 

 care. Parsley will thrive well in the dark end of the 

 house, or in almost any odd corner, as behind a door or 

 in the shade next the wall. The plants should be re- 

 newed each year. The most satisfactory variety is the 

 Curled or Fern-leaved. 



Spinach was formerly grown in frames and hotbeds, 

 and sometimes in glass houses, but the length of time re- 

 quired to bring it to maturity, and the competition of the 



