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The plants may be started from seeds sown in beds and later 

 transplanted to the garden rows. Set them one foot apart in rows 

 about two feet apart. If the seed is drilled in the garden rows the 

 plants will require thinning. One-half- inch of soil is enough over 

 the seeds. An ounce of seed should produce about three thousand 

 plants. Give the growing crop clean culture all the season. Take 

 off the leaves near the top for use, and new leaves will continue to 

 form if the top bud is not destroyed. 



New Zealand Spinach. — This crop endures hot weather. In- 

 stead of sending up flower stems it will continue to grow in hot 

 weather; watering, however, adds much to its qualities. If the 

 new growth is harvested by cutting or breaking above the 

 ground the same plants may continue to yield during the entire 

 season. The seed should be sown in rows far enough apart to 

 allow of some form of cultivation. The plants should be thinned 

 to several inches or one foot apart if they are to be used for con- 

 tinuous cropping and growth through the season. (See spinach 

 in Chapter X.) 



Parsley is used for garnishing meat and salad dishes and for 

 seasoning soups. It may be grown in the open garden all through 

 the spring, summer and fall and in a window box during the winter. 

 The seeds may be sown in window boxes or in hotbeds or cold- 

 frames. The plants may be readily transplanted, and as they will 

 stand considerable frost they may be set in the open garden in 

 early spring. Sometimes the plants are taken from the garden in 

 the fall and transplanted to boxes for storage in vegetable pits or 

 for continued growth in doors. For the winter house plants it is 

 better to sow the seeds in a bed in August or September, watering 

 them well and taking them up before the ground freezes. By pick- 

 ing only a few leaves they will thrive throughout the season. A 

 few plants in the window during the winter will supply a family. 

 Dried leaves from the summer growth may be preserved for flavor- 

 ing soups during the winter. 



Upland Cress. — This crop is not extensively grown, probably 

 because its merits are not well known. Leaves may be gathered 

 from the growing crop and the plants will continue to form new 

 leaves throughout the season. It is one of the crops which will 

 endure summer heat as well as extreme cold in spring and fall. It 

 is used very much the same way as water cress, that is for salads 

 and for garnish. The seed may be sown in the open garden in very 

 early spring. The drill rows may be about eighteen to twenty 



