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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



any time from the first of October until April. The seed 

 if kept through the winter vegetates slowly and should 

 be soaked twenty-four hours in water before planting. 

 Parsley beds must be made annually if the plants are al- 

 lowed to run to seed; but if the seed stalks are cut down 

 as often as they rise, the plants will last many years. 

 Many sow parsley as an edging to other beds or compart- 

 ments. If sown in beds by itself, it is better not to sow 

 broadcast, but in drills ten inches apart. Any good garden 

 soil is rich enough for this plant. Pulverize the bed by 

 thorough spading, and rake it level before making the 

 drills. Sow the seed moderately thick in drills an inch 

 deep, and press the soil upon the seed ; a few radish seed 

 may be sprinkled in the drills to mark them. The plants 

 will not come up in less than three or four and sometimes 

 six Aveeks. If sown late give it a shady border. October 

 is the best month to sow this plant. Should the bed get 

 Aveedy before the parsley appears, pull the intruders out 

 by hand. As soon as the rows can be seen, hoe between 

 them and draw a rake crosswise to break the crust which 

 has been formed, and the plants will grow vigorously. 

 They will be fit for use when two or three inches high. 

 When they get strong, thin them out to three inches and 

 finally to nine inches apart, being careful to reject all 

 plants from the seed bed that are not nicely curled. If they 

 grow too rank in summer, cut them off close to the collar. 



Soot is the very best manure for parsley, but it should 

 be sparingly applied. A bed six feet long by four feet 

 wide is large enough for almost any family. It is best to 

 appropriate to it such a bed, where it will sow itself and 

 yield a constant succession of new plants. Parsley needs 

 no protection here, but grows all winter. Out off the 

 plants closely in October that they may send up a fresh 

 growth for winter use. 



