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winter months, periodical sowings must be made in 

 the same manner in shallow boxes as frequently as 



Onions, small, for salading, require to be sown 

 in small beds monthly, where they are in demand, 

 though Chives, already referred to, can be very con- 

 veniently made to take 

 their place. They 

 should be drawn when 

 quite young, or so soon 

 as the third leaf forms. 

 The variety named 

 "The Queen," being- 

 such a rapid grower, 

 is excellent for this 

 purpose. For general 

 culture, see " Onion," 

 in the main list of 

 vegetables. 



Parsley {Fetroseli- 

 num sativum). French, 

 Fersil ; German, Petcr- 

 silie ; Italian, Fetrosc- 

 lino. — The Parsley 

 would appear the most 

 indispensable of all so- 

 called pot-herbs, no garden 

 being supposed comjolete 

 without a good supply at 

 all seasons. It comprises 

 the ordinary or pot-herb, 

 and the "Hamburg" or 

 " large - rooted " variety 

 [Petroselimim sativum lati- 

 folium). The former or 

 commoner form is very 

 easily cultivated so as to 

 secure constant crops. Any 

 kind of garden soil will 

 suffice, though the deeper 

 and better the loam it con- 

 sists of, so much the finer 

 will be each jA^nt and 

 its leaves. A firm soil, 

 having been some time 



previously well enriched with manure, gives better 

 results than such as are too sandy or loose in 

 their nature. The first sowing should be made 

 early in the month of February upon a favourite 

 site, and a second during the month of May. By 

 keeping the plants which result from such sowings 

 frequently denuded of all large leaves, even to 

 taking the heart of each plant out as it shows 

 symptom.s of undue growth and a likelihood to 



Curled Parsley. 



Eadishes 



run to seed, a constant succession of young leaves 

 will be formed. 



Sufficient care to sow and hoe out thinly is not 

 generally observed. Each plant grown from a good 

 stock of seed, esijecially where the ground is good, 

 should be permitted at least nine inches of space to 

 grow upon. The too common practice is to sow very 

 thickly to insure a 

 crop, and total neglect 

 to subsequently thin 

 out the young seed- 

 lings. The result is 

 that the whole bed 

 becomes checked dur- 

 ing dry weather, and 

 the whole runs awa)- to 

 seed. It is even better 

 to transplant a suffi- 

 cient width for the 

 supply, than to allow 

 this ; though sowing 

 more thinly, and thin- 

 ning the young seed- 

 plants out, is more 

 likely to give excel- 

 lence of quality and 

 supply. If at all required 

 for garnishing as .well as 

 for potable purposes, care 

 should be taken to pro- 

 cure seed of a well-curled 

 variet}'. 



Hamburg Parsley 



{Petroselinum sativum, var. 

 latifolium). — This variety 

 should be grown upon 

 ground in precisely the 

 same way as the Parsnip 

 crop, as the roots grow to 

 almost as large a size. 

 Seeds should be sown, 

 thinly, in drill rows ten 

 inches asunder, and for suc- 

 cession, during the months 

 of February and June. So 

 soon as the young plants 

 are large enough, thin them out to eight inches apart, 

 and then frequently hoe amongst them subsequently. 

 The roots produced from the earliest sowing will bo 

 ready for use by the month of August, and afford 

 a supply subsequently, according to the quantity 

 grown, onward throughout the winter months. 



Purslane [Porttdaca olcracca). French, Pour- 

 pier ; (-ilerman, Portulak ; Italian, Poreellana. — The 



