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and is moist to the top. Thin or transplant to 8 to 12 

 inches apart each way. Make successional sowings. It 

 usually requires three months from sowing to bring good 

 foliage for gathering. The strongest plants may be 

 covered with sash, and leaves may then be gathered all 

 winter. The plants will stand considerable frost. It is 

 a good plan to lift a few roots in late fall and set them 

 in pots or boxes in the house : from these a winter sup- 

 ply may be secured. 



Parsley (Fig. Ill) is one of the Umbelliferae or Pars- 

 nip family. It is more or less subject to parsnip and 

 celery insects and diseases. It is native to S. Europe. 

 To botanists it is known as Cartun Pefroselinum. 



SALAD CHERVIL 



The salad chervil is an annual plant much like 

 parsley and very popular in Europe, but little known in 

 this country. It is used for garnishing and seasoning, 

 for which the curled-leaved variety is the most popular. 

 The plant is of easy culture, giving a cutting of leaves 

 in six to eight weeks from the seed. It does not thrive 

 in our hot, dry summers, and therefore should be grown 

 as a spring or fall crop, unless the particular location is 

 cool. It is hardy, and where winters are not severe 

 can be carried over the cold season by light cold-frames 

 or even by protection of brush. The plant reaches a 

 height of nearly two feet when mature, but the young 

 foliage is most desired. The plants should stand 10 to 12 

 inches apart. Salad chervil is Scandix Cerefolium, one of 

 the Umbelliferae, native to southern Europe. For turnip- 

 rooted chervil, which is another plant, see Chapter IX. 

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