56 RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 3 
SHALLOTS. 
ECHALLOTTE (Fr.), SCHALOTTEN (Ger.). 
A small sized Onion which growsin clumps. Itis generally grown in the South, 
and used in its green state for soups, stew, etc. There are two varieties, the Red 
and White; the latter variety is the most popular. In the fall of the yearthe 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. 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-east. 
Plain Leaved. This is the kind , flavor as the other kind, but is not so 
| 
raised for the New Orleans market. | popular. er 
| Emproved Garnishing. This is 
Double Curled. The ieaves of this the best kind to ornament a dish ; it has 
| 
variety are curled. It has the same | the same flavor as the other kinds. 
PARSNIP. 
Panals (Fr.), Pastrnake (Ger.’, Pastinaca (Sp.). 
Hollow Croun, 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 Hioliow Crown, or Sugar, 
is the kind generally cultivated ; it pos- 
PEAS. 
Pots (Fr.). ERBSE (Ger:), GUISANTE (Sp.). 
sesses all the good qualities for which 
other varieties are recommended. 
| 
i 
| 
| 
I 
EARLIEST. 
Cleveland’s Alaska, 23 feet. Early Tom Thumb, L foot. 
Extra Early, or Firstand Best, 23 feet. | Larton’s Alpha, 3 feet. 
Early Washington, 3 feet. | American Wonder, 15 feet. 
SECOND CROP. : 
Bishop’s Dwarf Long Pod, 13 feet. MctLean’s Little Gem, 13 feet. 
Champion of England, 5 feet. Laxton’s Prolific Long Pod, 3 feet. 
McLean’s Advancer, 3 feet. Eugenie, 3 feet. 
Carter’s Stratagem, 23 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, 23 feet. 
Black Eyed Marrowfat, 4 feet. | Tall Sugar, 6 feet. 
