ENCYCLOPADIA OF GARDENING. 
pot or pan, in temp. 65° to 75° in Feb., March, or April; by cuttings 
of young shoots inserted in light sandy soil in pots, pans, or boxes in 
temp. 55° to 65° any time in spring. 
_SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. nyotaginiflora, white, Aug., 2 ft., annual, Argen- 
tina; violacea, purple, summer, perennial, Argentina. Last named parent of varie- 
ties grown in gardens. 
_Peucedanum (Parsnip; Dill) —Ord. Umbellifers. Hardy bien- 
nial esculent-rooted vegetable. 
CULTURE: Soil, rich ordinary previously trenched three spits deep, 
& not recently manured. Position, open & sunny. First Method: 
Draw drills lin. deep & 15in. apart. Sow seeds in groups of three 
or four 12 in, apart, March or April. Thin seedlings when 2in. high 
to one in each group. Second Method: Dig out a trench 30 in. wide, 
18in. deep. Put 31in. decayed manure in bottom, then Gin. of soil 
mixed with a little manure, & filled up with fine friable soil. Sow 
two or three seeds in groups a foot apart down centre of the trench. 
Reduce the seedlings when 2in. high to one in each group. Third 
Method: Make holes 3ft. deep, 8in. in diameter at top & 15 in. apart 
each way. Fill the lower six inches of the hole with a compost of fine 
soil, decayed manure, & a pinch of superphosphate. The remaining 
space fill with similar material, but with the addition of soot & a pinch 
of salt. Sow the seeds in groups of three or four, & thin to one plant 
when 2in, high. Suitable Artificial Manures: 231b. kainit, 11b. sul- 
phate of ammonia, 2} 1b. guano per square rod, to be applied half before 
sowing and remainder after crop is thinned. Lift & store roots only 
in event of bad weather; they retain their flavour better lifted as 
wanted from the ground. Seed retains its vegetative powers for one 
year only. Quantity required for a row 50 ft. long, 10z. Crop reaches 
maturity in 24 to 27 weeks. Seed take 15 to 20 days to germinate. 
Market Cutrure: Soil, loam, deeply worked. Plough or trench 
deeply in autumn, but add no stable manure. Harrow surface over in 
Feb. Manures: 3cwt. kainit per acre applied in autumn, & 4 cwt. 
superphosphate at sowing time. Sow in Feb. or March 1} in. deep in 
rows 18in. asunder. Seed required per acre, 9lb. Thin seedlings to 
9in, apart. Lift as required after November. Market by the tally 
(60 roots). Cost of cultivation: “Singleing” or thinning, 5s. per acre; 
lifting, 263. per acre, Average yield per acre, 500 to 600 bushels. 
Average returns per acre, £50 to £80. 
CULTURE OF DILL: Soil, ordinary. Sow seeds 1 in. deep in drills 
9in. apart in March. Thin seedlings to 8in. apart. Gather leaves 
as required for use. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: P. graveolens (Dill), yellow, July, 3 ft., India; 
sativum (Parsnip), yellow, July and Aug., 1 ft., Europe. 
hacelia.—Ord. Hydrophyllacee. Hardy annuals. Good bee 
flowers. First introduced 1826. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary rich. Position, sunny or partially shaded 
beds or borders. Sow seeds in patches or lines where required to grow 
in April. Thin seedlings 2 to 3in. apart in June. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: P. campanularia, blue, summer, 8 in., California; 
Parryi, violet, summer, 1 ft., California; tanacetifolia, blue and pink, July, 2 ft., 
California; Whitlavia (Syn. Whitlavia grandiflora), blue, Sept., 1 ft., California. 
Phzedranassa (Queen Lily)—Ord. Amaryllidacee. Stove and 
greenhouse flowering bulbous plants. First introduced 1800. 
CULTURE: Compost, two parts sandy loam, one part leaf-mould & 
half a part sand. Position, well-drained pots near the glass March to 
Oct.; in dry place under stage pee to March. Pot, Feb. or March. 
