158 GREENS AND SALAD PLANTS THAT ENDURE HEAT 



and drought in summer, and continues growing in the fall until 

 the ground freezes. The same plants that have been furnishing 

 foliage all summer may be dug up late in the fall and placed in 

 coldframes or in boxes or pots of earth in the kitchen or cellar 

 window and will continue to supply garnishing material all winter 

 (Fig. 97). 



The seed is small and germinates slowly. Hence the seed- 

 bed must be thoroughly prepared and contain plenty of moisture. 

 Sometimes to insure a stand the plants are started under glass 

 where the seeds can be sown very shallow and water applied 



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Fig. 98. — Well-grown parsley under field conditions. 



whenever necessary. If the seed is sown in the open, radishes 

 should be sown to mark the rows. Since the plants are hardy, 

 outdoor sowing may take place at the time of the earliest garden 

 planting in the spring. If the plants are started under glass they 

 should be ready for transplanting at the same time as early cab- 

 bage. The rows should be twelve to eighteen inches apart and 

 the plants, after thinning or transplanting, should stand from four 

 to eight inches apart in the row (Fig. 98). Tillage and weeding 

 should be given as necessary. 



Under favorable conditions parsley will produce foliage suffici- 



