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every Spring, and turned in with a light furrow. A top-dressing of wood ashes 

 applied after the second weeding, is veiy beneficial to this crop, as will soon be 

 observed by the dark and healthy change of color given to the plants. 



To keep Onions in quantity through the winter, deposit them, when per- 

 fectly dry, eighteen inches thick, evenly on a tight floor, in an out building, 

 leaving a space of two feet next the walls of the room on all sides ; spread a 

 sheet over them, and tuck it closely round the edges of the heap ; fill the space 

 with fine hay, and tread it hard ; then cover the whole two feet thick with the 

 same, and the Onions will keep in perfect order. They should never be dis- 

 turbed while frozen, but as soon as the frost is out in the Spring, remove the 

 covering, and spread them all over the room, and open the doors and windows 

 to give them air, in pleasant weather. 



f^^SDEf. 



PASTINACA SATIVA. 



Fr. Patiais. — Ger. Pastinake. 



This plant is a biennial, a native of Sardin- 

 ia and various parts of Europe. It has long 

 been an inmate of the garden, and is sweet, pal- 

 atable, and very nutritious for man and beast. 

 It is of the hardiest nature, being improved by 

 remaining in the ground, exposed to the frost, 

 during the winter. 



Long' Dutch. — Roots, very long, white, 

 smooth, free from side roots, tender, sugary, and 

 most excellently flavored. The tops are small, 

 and tinged Avith red at the crown, which rises 

 from the center, surrounded by a slight depres- 

 sion. It keeps through the winter perfectly well, 

 where grown without protection ; the best for 

 general cultivation. 



Hollow Crown. — Roots, oblong, ending 

 somewhat abruptly, with a small tap root ; grows 

 mostly below the surface ; has a very smooth, 

 clean skin, and is easily distinguished by the 

 leaves arising from a cavity on the top or crown 

 of the root. 



Culture. — It succeeds best in a rich, 



sandy loam. Sow early in the Spring, in drills 



tolerably deep ; scatter the seeds thinly, and cover evenly with the rake. After 



the appearance of the plant, the soil must be stirred frequently, until the leaves 



cover the ground. The seed is slow to germinate, and is frequently a long time 



in coming up. 



PARSNEP- 

 Long Dutch. 



PARSNEP — 

 Hollow Crown. 



