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They are of mild flavor, and well adapted to be used up in spring ; but 

 I would not recommend them to be raised for shipping, except the 

 White Queen. 



NEW ITALIAN ONIONS. 



NeT*" Queen. This is a medium sized, white variety from Italy, 

 very early and flat; can be sown as late as February, and good sized 

 bulbs will yet be obtained. It is of mild flavor and very fine when 

 boiled and dressed for the table. -It can not be too highly recom- 

 mended. 



SHALLOTS. 



ECHALLOTTE (Fr.), SCHALOTTEN (Gcr.). 



A small sized Onion which grows in clumps. It is generally grown 

 -in the South, and used in its green state for soups, stew, etc. There 

 are two varieties, the Ked 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 inches in the rows. They grow and 

 multiply very fast, 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. 



Persil (Fr.), Petersilie (Ger.), Perjil (Sp.). 



Plain Leaved. j Improved Garnishing. 



Double Curled ' 



Parsley can be sown during the fall from August to October, and 

 during spring, from the end of January to the end of April. It is 

 generally sown broad-cast. 



Plain L.eavecl. This is the kind raised for the New Orleans 

 market. 



Double Cui'led. The leaves of this variety are curled. 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 Crown, or 8ug^ar, is the kind generally culti- 

 vated ; it possesses all the good qualities for which other varieties are 

 recommended. 



