PAKSNIP PEA. 



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May. A good plan is to sow in shallow boxes as much as 

 may be needed ; they can be placed wherever there is 

 moderate light, and no frost ; by this means a fresh 

 supply may be kept on hand in hard winter weather, 

 when it is most desirable to have it, either for garnish- 

 ing dishes or for other uses. The best variety to grow is 

 the Moss, or Double Curled. 



PARSNIP, (Pastinaca saliva.) 



For mode of cultivation of parsnips, see carrot, as their 

 culture is identical, except that this 

 being hardy, can be left out in 

 winter, while in this latitude carrots 

 cannot. A portion of the crop may 

 be dug and stored in the cellar or 

 in trenches, and the remainder may 

 be left until spring. The Hollow 

 Crowned is best for general use. 



PEA, (Pisum sativum.) 



The pea is indispensable in the 

 garden, and there is more satisfac- 

 tion in growing it on one's own 

 ground, than there is in raising any 

 other vegetable. If too old when 

 picked, or stale, which is too often 

 the case when purchased from the 

 dealers, peas have but little resem- 

 blance to those taken directly from 

 the vines. For an early crop peas 



u ij-u *ru A J.1-U- Fig. 91. PARSNIP. 



should be one of the first things sown 

 in the spring. We prefer to sow in double rows, which saves 

 half the labor in staking or bushing up, and gives nearly 

 the same crop to the row as if sown in single rows. 

 Double rows are made at eight or nine inches apart, and 



