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market, each containing about as much as can be encircled by 

 thumb and forefinger. For later use, seed may be sown in open 

 ground, in drills 12 inches apart. A little patch will go a great 



ways towards overstocking 

 the market, and half a 

 dozen plants, well fed, will 

 be sufficient for a family 

 ^'/l garden. For winter use 

 the leaves may be dried ; 

 or a few plants taken up and 

 trenched in like celery. 

 Or you may have a few 

 plants growing in a box 

 or keg in the kitchen or cellar, or under the greenhouse bench. 

 To grow it in the latter way, the plants should be started from 

 seed in the fall. 



Double Curled. 



VARIETIES. 



Plain or Common. — Somewhat hardier than the curled sorts, 

 and good enough for seasoning. 



Double Curled, Extra Double Curled. — A beautiful 

 variety with thick, curled foliage, and suitable both for flavoring 

 and garnishing. 



Fern-Leaved. — Foliage most beautifully serrated, excel- 

 lent for garnishing. 



PARSNIPS. 



Pastinaca Sativa. German, Pastinake ; 

 French, Panais ; Spanish, CJiirivia. — Parsnip 

 culture is very similar to 

 that of the carrot, and the 

 t/^ vegetable has about the •" 



*^^^^ same value as a garden and 

 farm crop, and for stock 

 ^ ^ feeding. Sow in April or 



May in rows 12 to 18 , . 

 mches apart, being careful f^ 

 to use nciv seed only; and : ^, 

 thin the young plants to 

 3 or 4 inches apart. The 

 plants start slowly and 

 feebly at first, somewhat 

 like Parsley, but soon get 

 strong and able to take 

 care of themselves. Soil should be clean and moderately rich. 

 Parsnips are perfectly hardy, and their flavor is improved by 



Early Short Round. 



