VEGETABLES 299 



RECORD OF GROWTH. 



1. Seeds: size, shape, and color. Date of planting. Name 



of variety. 



2. Date of coming up. Shape and size of seed-leaves. 



3. Date of thinning. How do the first true leaves differ 



from the seed-leaves? 



4. Date when leaves are large enough to pull. 



DRAWINGS. 



1. Seeds: natural size and magnified. 



2. Seedlings showing seed-leaves and one true leaf well 



developed. 



3. Parsley plant when ready to furnish leaves for garnish- 



ing. 



THE STORY. 



Tell or write the story of your experience in growing 

 parsley. When does the plant blossom? 



Parsnip 



GROWING OUT-DOORS. 



1. Plant the seed in rows fifteen or eighteen inches apart. 



Sow thickly and cover with at least one-half inch of 

 soil. Be sure to get the seed started early in the 

 spring. 



2. When the seedlings appear, stir the soil surface between 



the rows and pull out any weeds that grow among 

 the plants. 



3. As soon as one or two true leaves have developed, thin 



to four inches apart, of course removing all weeds at 

 the same time. 



