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PARSLEY. 



I consider these as being wholesome rules, hoth for the 

 trees and their owners.'^ — Loudon, 



Orchards which are laid down to grass last longest ; hut 

 it is necessary to keep the ground clear of weeds and grass, 

 for some little distance from the roots. They may be pas- 

 tured with calves and swine, and by the latter with much 

 advantage, as they destroy the curculio, (see p. 175.) Sheep 

 may be admitted, provided the trees are smeared with a 

 coat of lime, or with Forsyth's composition ; but large cat- 

 tle, which can reach up to the limbs of the trees, should 

 not be suffered to run in an orchard. In Germany, they 

 surround the roots of fruit-trees in grass-land with hemp- 

 breakings, not only near the stock, but for some distance 

 from the tree. The breakings of flax and spent tan are 

 also recommended for the same purpose. 



Mr. Benjamin Wheeler, of Framingham, Mass., gives 

 the following prescription of a wash for fruit-trees, which 

 has been repeatedly tested, and found very useful : — " Dis- 

 solve two pounds of potash, of the first quality, in seven 

 quarts of water, for the bodies of the trees. If the limbs 

 are covered with moss or lice, I take a painter's brush, and 

 apply the solution to the moss, &c., with care not to touch 

 the leaves or buds. It may be done at anytime of the 

 year, when we are most at leisure. Once in from two to 

 four years is generally sufficient. I have no general rule, 

 however, but wash them as often as they appear to need it, 

 which is always when the bark is not smooth." 



PARSLEY. — Apiura petroselmum. — The parsley is a har- 

 dy biennial, a native of Sardinia. The varieties, according 

 to Loudon, are. 



The common, plain-leaved, {sel- I The broad-leaved, or large-rooted 



dom cultivated ;) I Hamburgh, [cvliivated for its car- 



The curled or thick-leaved^ [most 1 rot-shaped root.) 



esteeimd ;) j 



Mr. Russell's Catalogue mentions the following kinds : 



Curled or doMbXe—Apium petrose- Hamburgh, or large-rooted, do. var* 



linum crisjyu/m ; tuberosum ; 



Dwarf curled, [v^ry much cur led,) Siberian, [ very hardy, single-leafed, 



do. do. andoffinefiijxaiijr.) 



and adds, " sown from April to August. Parsley seldom 

 vegetates under five weeks after sowing. It is recom- 

 mended to soak the seed twelve hours in water mixed 

 with sulphur. This process, with attentive watering, will 

 cause the seed to vegetate in less than a fortnight." The 



