MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES 369 
are taken as wanted to the greenhouse and planted in the 
beds. Whatever kind of sets or bulbs may be used, they 
should be planted very close together in order to obtain 
a heavy and profitable crop. It is also desirable to plant 
deep so as to produce long, well-blanched stems. 
PARSLEY 
There is always some demand for parsley. The leaves 
are tied in small bunches, which generally retail at about 
5 cents a bunch. Plants for forcing purposes are grown 
in the open ground from seed sown early in the spring. 
The seed should be sown in drills and the seedlings 
thinned to stand not less than 10 inches apart, if strong 
plants are desired. In the fall of the year, any time before. - 
there is hard freezing, the plants are cut back to the 
crown and the roots planted in the greenhouse. If con- 
ditions of heat and moisture are provided which would 
be suitable for lettuce, new leaves will soon develop and 
these may be cut from week to week until the plants are 
exhausted. The plants are easily grown from seed sown 
in the greenhouse early in the fall. Any of the curly- 
leafed varieties may be used for forcing. 
PEA 
The pea is not a profitable forcing crop, though it is 
easily grown under glass. The early, dwarf varieties are 
preferred for forcing. Nott’s Excelsior is a dwarf, 
wrinkled variety of superior quality and it is probable 
that this variety would thrive just as well under glass 
as the smooth, extremely early sorts. The soil should be 
deep and rich. A large proportion of rotten manure is 
valuable in securing a full crop. 
The distance between rows will depend on the space 
requirement of the variety planted. Under greenhouse 
conditions, 12 to 15. inches between rows should provide 
