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successive seasons and not only in summer, but also in very 

 wet winters. To grow this plant really well the soil should be 

 inclining to heavy, deeply worked, well manured, and free from 

 stagnant moisture. Light soil should be made as firm as 

 possible before the seed is sown, by rolling or treading. 



Seed should be sown 

 in March, for sumnier 

 supplies, in June for 

 winter, and early in 

 August for the following 

 spring. Before sowing, 

 the surface soil should 

 be brought to a fine 

 tilth. Sow thinly, lin. 

 deep, in rows 12in. 

 apart, and thin out to 

 4in. to Gin. apart, for 

 summer and spring, but 

 for winter, as the plants 

 do not grow so strongly, 

 and as they should be Double-curled Dwarf Parsley. 



kept compact so as to be readily protected, lOin. by 3in. will be 

 sufficient. The seed is slow to germinate, usually from five to 

 six weeks, and if the weather is very dry this may be prolonged 

 to seven or eight weeks. If the soil is very dry for the August 

 sowing, and the area is not large, the drills may be watered 

 before the seed is sown. In order that the soil may be stirred 

 and the weeds kept down before the Parsley appears, a little 

 cabbage lettuce or radish seed may be sown with the Parsley ; 

 this germinates quickly and serves to mark the rows so that 

 hoeing may be proceeded with, and if thinned out well and 

 promptly will give a light catch crop without injuring the main 

 crop. Transplanting is sometimes practised, and this answers 

 very well if done with care in moist soil during dull weather, 

 but sometimes the plants run prematurely to seed, and when 

 possible it is better to sow where the plants are to remain. A 

 frequent practice, particularly with those who do not grow in 

 large quantities, is to sow Parsley as an edging to beds occupied 

 by other plants, and it does well in such places and takes up 



