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Most growers set out a small block of parsley in fall in the 

 darkest portion of the house. Parsley will do well in such loca- 

 tions, and there seems to be a good demand for it on most New 

 York markets. 



The plants are grown in the open all summer and in fall the 

 roots are brought to the greenhouse, setting them six by six inches 

 in the beds. They require very little care, and growers get three 

 or four cuttings from a bed during the winter. Parsley sells 

 for from eight to fifteen cents a dozen bunches, usually about four 

 sprigs to a bunch. 



RADISHES 



Radishes are grown extensively by some growers, especially by 

 the Rochester men, in fall. The Scarlet Globe variety is used. 

 The seed is sown in drills two or three inches apart, and the seed- 

 lings are thinned early to stand two inches apart in the row. The 

 great trouble with over 50 per cent, of growers is that they do not 

 thin their radishes enough, and as a result the plants produce all 

 tops and very small bottoms. 



The radishes are bunched, placing six or eight to a bunch, de- 

 pending upon the size of the roots and the market demand. They 

 bring from twenty to thirty-five cents a dozen bunches through- 

 out the winter months. 



WATER CRESS AND ONIONS 



Two other crops grown in a very small way at Rochester in fall 

 are water cress and onions. The seed of water cress is usually 

 sown broadcast in September. Some growers transplant the cress 

 in three or four weeks, setting it six by six inches. It is claimed 

 that transplanting gives better, stockier plants. Cress is marketed 

 in bunches about one and a half inches in diameter, and sells for 

 thirty to forty cents a dozen bunches. It requires little care, and 

 is a very profitable crop, provided a good market is available. 



The Egyptian or perennial onion is used for forcing. After the 

 sets have been removed from the onion stalks in the field in early 

 fall, the so-called leaves are cut off close to the ground. New 

 shoots are sent up, and the old bulb splits, forming perhaps six or 



