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Onion Potato Propagated by sets which are formed 

 in a number of various sizes about the parent bulb 

 beneath the ground. The sets being separated, are 

 planted in rows 1 foot apart, 3 inches in the row, reach- 

 ing full maturity early in fall. 



Onion Shallots Propagated by oblong-shaped sets 

 which are produced in a cluster beneath the ground. 

 These being separated, are planted in rows 1 foot apart, 

 6 inches in the row. 



Onion Top Propagated by bulblets, which grow in a 

 cluster on the stem above ground. These bulblets are 

 planted in rows 1 foot apart, 6 inches in the row, and 

 quickly produce a larger bulb. 



Parsley Seed is slow to germinate, and may be 

 soaked 12 hours in warm water to hasten sprouting. 

 Sow in drills 15 inches apart, J-inch deep, thinning 

 afterwards to 6 inches apart. 



One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 



Parsnip Sow J-inch deep, in drills 15 inches apart, 

 thinning to 6 inches apart. 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 5 pounds, one 

 acre. 



The roots have a fine flavor after being touched by 

 frost, and may be left in the ground over winter. 



Peas Sow in rows 2J to 4 feet apart, according to 

 variety whether dwarf or tall. Drop 10 peas to a foot 

 of the dwarf sorts, 8 to a foot of the medium tall, 6 to a 

 foot of the very tall varieties, covering seeds one inch 

 deep. 



One quart of smaller seeded kinds, such as Alaska, 

 will plant 60 feet of row; same quantity of larger seeded 

 and taller varieties, such as Telephone, will plant 100 

 feet of row, owing to being sown more thinly. 



In a home garden the vines may be supported by 



