Corn-salad. Parsley 



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Seeds (fruits) of corn- 

 salad (X 7). 



borne, the fruit weighing % to 1 mg. ; vitality about 5 

 years. Figs. 53 and 54 show the seeds (properly fruits) and 

 seedlings. 



PARSLEY 



In this country, parsley is the most popular of the gar- 

 nishing herbs. The leaves are used also for salads and 

 for flavoring. The plant is biennial, but the foliage is 



gathered the first year, and the 

 plants are then destroyed unless 

 seed is wanted. 



The seed is slow to germinate, 

 and it is best to sow in a 

 seed-bed unless the ground is 

 in excellent tilth and is 

 moist to the top. Some growers soak the seeds before 

 sowing, in tepid water. Thin or transplant to 8 to 13 

 inches apart each way. Make successive sowings. It 

 usually requires three months from sowing to bring good 

 foliage for gathering. The strongest established plants 

 may be covered with sash, and leaves may then be gath- 

 ered all winter. The plants will stand considerable frost. 

 It is a good plan to 

 lift a few roots in late 

 fall and set them in 

 pots or boxes in the 

 house; from these a 

 winter supply may be 

 secured. 



For market the 

 leaves are tied in small attractive bunches. The various 

 forms of curled parsley are most popular, although the 



54. Seedlings of corn salad or fetticus 

 (X about 2/3). 



