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shade of trees, an immense number of small bulbs, 

 like beads, may be raised, and kept through the 

 winter, to be planted out in spring. It is said that 

 they grow very large and excellent onions: and 

 the method ought certainly to be tried in cold and 

 wet climates, where early sowing is impracticable. 



Parsley. That you may not be tempted to dig 

 up what you have sown, it is well to be apprised of 

 the fact that the seed of this plant will lie in the 

 ground five or six weeks before springing. The 

 curled variety is the prettiest for an edging in the 

 garden, as well as for a garnish upon the table; 

 it has also this advantage, that it prevents all risk 

 of mistaking, for the salutary kind, that herb called 

 fool's parsley, which is poisonous, and very like the 

 common or plain-leaved sort. Sow early in March. 

 The seed is readily procured from any plants that 

 remain uncropped the second year. As it is plea-* 

 sant to have green leaves in a long winter storm, 

 a drill may be covered by laying down some pea 

 stakes, and sloping over these in hard weather a few 

 branches of spruce, such defence being preferable to 

 straw, the sight of which is hard to be endured in 

 the garden. 



Parsnips. Once much in vogue, now falling 

 into disuse. The whole fact it may not be easy to 

 explain; but the present decline of parsnip culti- 

 vation is not wonderful to the writer, who, having 

 great benevolence toward all the tribes of culinary 

 vegetables, and wishing none to be excepted from 



the highest proof of love namely, that of eating 



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