24 Dreer's Garden Calendar. 



PARSLEY. 



Petersilie, Ger. Persil, Fr. Perejil, SPAN. 



Succeeds best in a mellow, rich soil. Sow early in April, as it is slow to germinate, taking 

 from three to four weeks, in rows 1 foot apart and half an inch deep ; thin out to stand 6 inches 

 apart in the rows. Soak the seed first in warm water, or sprout in damp earth, and sow when 

 the seed swells or bursts. For winter use, protect in a frame or light cellar, 



Pkt. Oz. lb. 



Double Curled. A dwarf curled variety, for garnishing and seasoning $0 5 10 80 



Extra Dwarf Curled. Extra curled, and of a beautiful bright green color.. 5 10 1 GO 

 Champion Moss Curled, Leaves beautifully crimped and curled like a bed 



of moss 5 10 1 00 



Fern Leaved, A new variety, very curly, of fine form and color, for garnish- 

 ing as well as for a decorative plant 10 30 3 00 



PARSNIP. 



Pastinake, Ger. Panais, Fr. Chariheria, Span. 



Sow as early in the spring as the weather will admit, in drills 15 inches apart and half an 

 inch deep, in rich, well-manured ground, well dug. Cultivate similar to Carrots, and thin out 

 to 6 inches apart in the rows. The roots improve by leaving in the ground over winter, secur- 

 ing enough in pits or the cellar for immediate use. Valuable for feeding stock as well as for 

 table use. 



Large Sugar, or Hollow Crown. The best variety in cultivation ; roots Pkt. Oz. lb. 

 long, white, smooth, tender, sugary, and excellent flavor ..$0 5 10 80 



PEAS. 



Erbsen, Ger. Pois, Fr. Guisante, Span. 



Peas mature earliest in a light, rich soil; for a general crop, a rich deep loam, or inclining to 

 clay, would be best. They thrive better if the ground has been manured for a previous crop, 

 but if the ground is poor and requires manuring, take well-decomposed manure, and for the 

 dwarf-growing varieties you can hardly make the soil too rich. When grown for a market crop 

 they are never staked, but are sown in single rows, 1 inch apart and 3 inches deep, the rows 

 from 2 to 4 feet apart, according to the variety, or soil. When grown in gardens they are sown 

 in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart ; the tall ones requiring brush, which is stuck in between the 

 rows. Commence sowing the extra early varieties as early as the ground can be worked in the 

 spring, and continue for a succession every two weeks until June, discontinuing until the 

 middle of August, when a good crop may be secured by sowing the extra early and early sorts. 

 They should be kept clean with the cultivator or hoe, and earthed up twice during growth. 

 The wrinkled varieties are not as hardy as the small hard sorts, and if planted early should 

 have dry soil, or they are liable to rot in the ground ; they are, however, the sweetest and best- 

 flavored varieties. The dwarf varieties are best suited from their dwarf habit for small gar- 

 dens ; and can be planted in rows 1 foot apart. 



Extra Early Varieties. 



Dreer's Extra Early. The earliest and most prolific ; an even cropper, of Pkt. Qt. Bu, 

 excellent quality ; height, 2 feet ; the crop can be gathered in two pickings ; 

 also for a late fall crop it has no equal ; the market gardener's favorite $0 10 35 7 00 



Carter's First Crop. One of the earliest ; very productive, and of good 



flavor; height, 2i feet 10 30 6 00 



Improved Daniel O'Rourke, Ten days later than Dreer's Extra Early; 



very prolific ; height, 3 feet 10 25 6 00 



Tom Thumb. Very dwarf, not exceeding 10 inches in the richest soil, pro- 

 ductive, and of excellent quality 10 35 7 00 



McLean's Blue Peter, One of the earliest and hardiest of the Tom Thumb 

 varieties; dwarf, with blue seed, dark-green pods, and large peas of excel- 

 lent quality ; a capital bearer ; height, 1 foot 10 40 8 00 



Kentish Invicta. A productive blue variety, of excellent flavor; a good 



market variety ; height, 2 feet 10 40 8 00 



Laxton's William The First. The finest variety, combining flavor, earli- 

 ness, and productiveness ; long, deep-green pods, well filled with peas ; 

 - •■ -feet , ., ,,....! 10 40 8 00 



height, 



Early Varieties. 



Laxton*s Prolific Long Pod. A productive variety, producing long pods, 



containing from ten to twelve peas each ; height, 4 feet 10 35 7 00 



Laxton's Alpha. The earliest blue-wrinkled marrow ; a prolific variety, of 



fine flavor ; pods large and well filled ; height, 3 feet 10 40 8 00 



B«mit for pwtage, 16 cts. per pound, or 25 cts. per quart or fraetioB thereof, when ordered to be sent bj mail. 



