1 86 VEGETABLES FOR EXHIBITION 



are generally staged, all of which should be alike and 

 arranged neatly on a bed of Parsley, placing them 

 as follows : three at the bottom, two next, and one 

 on the top. 



Parsnips lose colour and freshness after they have 

 been shown once, therefore prepare fresh roots for 

 each exhibition. The Student, Hollow Crown and 

 Tender and True are all trustworthy varieties. 



PEAS. 



Exhibition pods of the highest excellence can only 

 be obtained when the best known methods of culture 

 are practised. Unquestionably the most important 

 of all is the preparation of the land. Fortunately 

 Peas, like many other vegetables, are not over fas- 

 tidious as to the soil, provided, of course, it is brought 

 under a proper system of cultivation. Deep tillage 

 is important, and it is surprising to what a depth the 

 roots will penetrate in search of food and moisture 

 during hot and dry weather, providing, of course, the 

 soil is in a favourable condition. The land should 

 be thoroughly trenched to the depth of three feet six 

 inches during winter and given heavy dressings of 

 manure. That which is quite green from the farm- 

 yard should be placed at the bottom, and in the centre 

 of the work that in a more advanced state of decom- 

 position. On stiff retentive land anything with a 

 tendency to render it more porous should be worked 

 in, for instance, such as burnt garden refuse, mortar 



