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SHALLOTS. 
ECHALLOITE (Fr.), SCHALOTTEN (Ger.). 
A small sized Onion which growsinclumps. It is generally grown in the South, 
and used in its green state for soups, stew, ete. There are two varieties, the Red 
and White; the latter variety is the most popular. In the fall of the year the bulbs 
are divided and set out in rows a foot apart, and four to six inchesin the rows. They 
grow and multiply very faust, and can be divided during winter, and set out again. 
Late in spring, when the tops become.dry, they have to be taken up, thoroughly 
dried, and stored in a dry airy place. 
PARSLEY. 
Persiu (Fr.), PRETERSILIE (Ger.), PERJIL (Sp.). 
Plain Leaved. | Improved Garnishing. 
Double Curled. 
Parsley can be sown during the fall from August to October, and during 
spring, from the end of January to theendof April. Itis generally sown broad-cast. 
Plain Leaved. This is the kind ! flavor as the other kind, but is not so 
raised for the New Orleans market. | popular. ; 
Improved Garaishing. This is 
the best kind to ornamenta dish; it has 
the same flavor as the other kinds. 
PARSNIP. 
Panats (Fr.), Pastinaxe (Ger.), Pastinaca (Sp.). 
Hollow Crown, or Sugar. 
Should be sown in deep, mellow soil, deeply spaded, as the roots are long, in 
drills twelve to eighteen inches apart; when the plants are three inches high, thin 
out to three inches apart inthe row. Sowfrom September to November for winter, 
and January to March for spring and summer crops. 
Double Curied. The leaves of this 
variety are curled. It has the same 
The Hollow Crowa, or Sugar, 
is the kind generally cultivated ; it pos- 
PEAS. 
Pots (Fr.), ERBse (Ger.), GUISANTE (Sp.). 
EARLIEST. 
Cleveland’s Alaska, 2% feet. | ‘ Early Tom Thumb, 1 foot. 
sesses all the good qualities for which 
other varieties are recommended. 
Extra Early, or First and Best, 23 feet. Lasxton’s Alpha, 3 feet. 
Early Washington, 3 feet. American Wonder, 14 feet. 
SECOND CROP. 
Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod, 14 feet. McLean’s Little Gem, 14 feet. 
Champion of England, & feet. Laxton’s Prolific Long Pod, 3 feet. 
McLean’s Advancer, 8 feet. Eugenie, 3 feet. 
Carter’s Stratagem, 2% feet. Carter’s Telephone, 5 feet. 
GENERAL CROP. 
Dwarf Blue Imperial, 3 feet. Large White Marrowfat, 4 feet. 
Royal Dwarf Marrow, 3 feet. Dwarf Sugar, 24 feet. 
Black Eyed Marrowfat, 4 feet. Tall Sugar, 6 feet. 
