238 Gardening 
later use. The repeated growth of these vegetables 
makes them especially desirable for the small home 
garden, for a few plants occupying a row only 10 feet 
long will continue to yield a harvest of leaves from early 
summer until autumn frosts. With rich soil, abundance 
of water, and good cultivation, these vegetables will 
thrive and yield abundantly during the summer months. 
Parsley. Sow the seed of parsley rather thickly, not 
more than 4 inch deep, in shallow drills that are about 
12 inches apart. A row 5 feet long, containing ro plants, 
will furnish an abundance of attractive leaves for gar- 
nishing throughout the summer and autumn. Plants 
left in the garden over winter will supply leaves for a 
while in the following spring, but will soon run to seed. 
Plants may be potted and grown during the winter in 
cold frames or even in the window of the home for use 
when other green leaf vegetables are not readily avail- 
able. The Plain-leaved variety is very hardy, but the 
Double-curled, the Moss-curled, and the Fern-leaved are 
more attractive in appearance and more generally grown. 
Yellow rocket. This plant is also called “ upland 
cress ” and “ comrhon winter cress.” It isa member of 
the mustard family and is closely related to mustard, 
Ppeppergrass, watercress, and horse-radish. The leaves 
are used as a salad, and the plant is about the only good 
salad plant that will thrive during hot weather. Sow 
the seed early in spring ; in about ro weeks leaves will be 
ready for use. The plants form rather dense clusters of 
leaves, and if these are picked carefully the plants will 
continue to bear leaves. Yellow rocket will withstand 
rather severe frosts, 
