92 VEGETABLE GARDENING. 



in a continuous row, or deposit three or four seeds 

 every 8 inches along the drill. The latter method 

 answers well for parsnips ; it economises seed and 

 reduces thinning, while providing an abundance of 

 plants if the seed is of good quality. The seeds 

 retain their germinating power for two years. After 

 the seedlings are well through the soil and growing 

 freely, thin them to single specimens at 8 inches apart. 



An inter-crop of early carrots may also be taken 

 from the ground, sown at the same time as the 

 parsnips and midway between the rows. 



Lifting and Storing. Parsnips are very hardy, 

 and keep in excellent condition if left in the ground 

 to be dug up as required for use. It is, however, a 

 mistaken belief that the roots are improved by frost, 

 for if lifted in autumn and properly stored, so that 

 they will not shrivel, they are at least as good as those 

 which have been frozen. If preferred, the roots may 

 be lifted in November or December, and be prepared 

 and stored like carrots, using moist soil for the pur- 

 pose. A good method is to dig a deep trench in the 

 garden and place the roots in this, in a more or less 

 upright position, and cover them with soil, tramping 

 it fairly firm ; they may be trenched in, in alternate 

 layers of roots and soil. 



Good varieties are : Tender and True, Student, 

 and Hollow Crown. 



Radish. 



Botanical Name : Raphanus sativus. 

 Natural Order : Cruciferce. 



The radish is one of the oldest of our vegetables, 

 having been cultivated for many centuries in Asia 



