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mixture with excellent results, counting the Bordeaux as if 

 it were so much water; in this case it will not be neces- 

 sary to add lime to the Paris Green. The Paris Green is 

 used only for chewing insects, as worms and beetles. Lon- 

 don purple is used in the same way. 



Parsley. The curled Parsley is used almost 

 exclusively as a garnish for meats and salads, although the 

 flavor in soups is fine. The seed is slow to germinate, and 

 often the second or third sowing is made, thinking the first 

 is a failure ; but usually after what would seem 

 a long time the young plants will be seen. 

 When sown in the open ground, it should be 

 thinned to stand 3 or 4 inches in the row, the 

 Parsley grown in a box rows being 10 to 12 inches apart. A few plants 

 in a border will give a supply for a large family, 

 and with a little protection will live over winter. Roots 

 may be lifted in the fall, put into boxes or old cans, and 

 grown in a sunny window for winter use. 



Parsnips are one of the vegetables that are 

 the better for the winter's freeze, although they are of good 

 quality if taken up after the fall frosts and packed in soil, 

 sand or moss in the cellar. The seed, which must be not 

 over one year old, should be sown as early as possible in 

 well prepared soil, firmed with the feet or roller. As the 

 seed germinates rather slowly the ground often becomes 

 crusted or baked over the seeds, in which case it should be 

 broken and fined with a garden rake. This operation often 

 means the success of the crop. Kadish or cabbage seeds 

 may be sown with the Parsnip seed to mark the row and 

 break the crust. One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of 

 drill. Thin to 6 inches apart in the row. 



Pea. Who does not long for the time when 

 early Peas are fit to use ? And how many know the great 

 difference in quality between the smooth and the wrinkled 

 Peas? The first are a little the earliest to be planted and 



