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KICHARD FKOTSCHER S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



Plain JLeaved. This is the kind 

 raised for the New Orleans market. 



Double Curled. 



variety are curled. 



The leaves of this 

 It has the same 



flavor as the other kind, but is not so 

 popular. 



Improved Oarnisliing^ This is 

 the best kind to ornament a dish ; it has 

 the same flavor as the other kinds. 



PARSNIP. 



Panais (Fr.), Pastinake (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 in the row. Sow from September to November for winter, 



and January to March for spring and summer crops. 



The Hollow' Crowu, or Sui^ar, 1 sesses all the good qualities for which 

 is the kind generally cultivated ; it pos- ! other varieties are recommended. 



PEAS. 



Pois (Fr.), Erbse (Ger.i, Guisante (Sp.). 

 EAELIEST. 

 ClevelancVs Alaska, 2hf6et. i Early Tom Thumb, Ifoot. 



Extra Early, or First and Best, "^hfeet. \ Laxton's Alpha, 3 feet. 

 Earhj Washington, 3 feet. ' American Wonder, 11 feet. 



Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod, 11 feet 

 Champion of England, 5 feet. 

 McLean's Advancer, 3 feet. 

 Carter's Stratagem, 2hfeet. 



SECOND CROP. 



1 McLean's Little Gem, Ih feet. 



Laxton's Prolific Long Pod, 3 feet. 



Eugenie, 3 feet. 



Carter's Telephone, 5 feet. 



GENERAL CROP. 



Dwarf Blue Imperial, 3 feet. 

 Boyal Dwarf Marrow, 3 feet. 

 Black Eyed Marrowfat, 4 feet. 



I Large White Marrowfat, 4 feet. 

 I Dwarf Sugar, 2hfeet. 



' Tall Sugar, 6 feet. 



Peas are a fine vegetable, and therefore are very generally cultivated. It is 

 best to plant in ground manured the previous year, else they will make more vines 

 than i?eas. As a general thing the dwarf kinds require richer ground than the 

 tall growing varieties. Marrowfat Peas planted in rich ground will not bear well, 

 but they produce finely in sandy light soil. 



The Extra Early, Tom Thumb, or Laxton's Alpha will not produce a large 

 crop without being in rich ground. Peas have to be planted in drills two inches 

 deep and from two to three feet apart, according to the height they may grow. 

 Tom Thumb can be planted one foot apart, whereas White Marrowfat or Cham- 

 pion of England require three feet. The Extra Early, Alpha and Tom Thumb can 

 be planted during August and September for fall. During November and Decem- 

 ber we plant the Marrowfats ; January and February, as late as March, all kinds 

 can be planted, but for the latter month only the earliest varieties should be used, 

 as the late varieties will get mildewed before they bring a crop. Peas will bear 

 much better if some brush or rods are stuck in the drills to support them, except 

 the very dwarf kinds. 



