CULTURAL HINTS FOR THE ORDINARY GARDEN. 127 
Onion Potato—Propagated by sets which are formed 
in a number of various sizes about the parent bulb 
beneath the ground. The sets being separated, are 
planted in rows 1 foot apart, 3 inches in the row, reach- 
ing full maturity early in fall. 
Onion Shallots—Propagated by oblong-shaped sets 
which are produced in a-cluster beneath the ground. 
These being separated, are planted in rows 1 foot apart, 
6 inches in the row. 
Onion Top—Propagated by bulblets, which grow in a 
cluster on the stem above ground. These bulblets are 
planted in rows 1 foot apart, 6 inches in the row, and 
quickly produce a larger bulb. 
Parsley—Seed is slow to germinate, and may be 
soaked 12 hours in warm water to hasten sprouting. 
Sow in drills 15 inches apart, 4-inch deep, thinning 
afterwards to 6 inches apart. 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 
Parsnip—Sow }-inch deep, in drills 15 inches apart, 
thinning to 6 inches apart. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 5 pounds, one 
acre. — 
“The roots have a fine flavor after being touched by 
frost, and may be left in the ground over winter. 
Peas—Sow in rows 24 to 4 feet apart, according to 
variety whether dwarf or tall. Drop 10 peas to a foot 
of the dwarf sorts, 8 to a foot of the medium tall, 6 toa 
foot of the very tall varieties, covering seeds one inch 
deep. 
One quart of smaller seeded kinds, such as Alaska, 
will plant 60 feet of row; same quantity of larger seeded 
and taller varieties, such as Telephone, will plant 100 
feet of row, owing to being sown more thinly. 
In a home garden the vines may be supported by 
