16 HENDERSON'S GARDEN GUIDE AND RECORD. 



PAPvSLEY. 



1 oz. for 150 feet of drill. 

 Parsley succeeds best in a rich, mellow soil. As the seed germinates very slowly, 

 three or four weeks elapsing sometimes before it makes its appearance, it should be sown 

 eariy in spring, great care being taken that the drills be not more than an inch in depth 

 and that the seed be well pressed down after sowing. Sow in rows a foot apart and half 

 an inch deep. For winter use, transplant a few plants in the coldframe in early autumn, or a 

 few plants may be placed in pots or boxes and kept in the kitchen window for convenient 

 use in winter. 



PAKSNIP. 



1 oz. for 200 feet of drill; 5 to 6 lbs. in drills for an acre. 

 Sow as early in spring as the weather will admit, in drills eighteen inches apart, cover- 

 ing half an inch deep. When well up, thin out to five or six inches apart in the rows. 

 Unlike Carrots, they are improved by frost, and it is usual to take up in fall a certain quan- 

 tity for winter use, and store as directed for Turnips, leaving the rest in the ground imtil 

 spring, to be dug up as required. 



PEAS. 



1 qt. for 100 feet of drill; 2 to 3 bushels in drills for an acre. 

 Peas come earlier to maturity in Ught, rich soil. For general crop, a deep loam, or 

 a soil strongly incUning to clay, is best. For early crops, decomposed leaves or leaf-mold, 

 if convenient, may be used, or, if the soil is very poor, a good dressing of well-rotted 

 manure should be used; for the dwarf -growing kinds the soil can hardly be too rich. When 

 grown as a market crop. Peas are sown two to three inches deep, in single rows, from two 

 to three feet apart, according to height of variety or the strength of the soil. When grown 

 for private use they are generally sown in double rows, six or eight inches apart, and the 

 tall varieties staked up by brush or our Pea Trellis. For an early crop, sow in February, 

 March or April, according to latitude, as soon as the ground can be worked, and make 

 repeated so\\'ings every two weeks for succession. After the first of June sowing should 

 be discontinued until August, when a good crop may be secured in the fall by sowing an 

 extra early sort. 



PEPPEK. 



Sow i inch deep in hotbed, greenhouse or warm window, in March or April. 

 When one inch high transplant into two-inch pots, and plant out June 1st in rich well- 

 tilled soil thirty inches apart each way. Cultivate frequently throughout the season to 

 keep the soil mellow and free from weeds. 



PUMPKIN. 



1 oz. for 30 to 50 hills. 

 Sow in May in the latitude of New York, in very rich soil. When grown alone the 

 hills should be eight feet apart each way. As soon as the seedlings are out of the ground 

 sprinkle with air-slaked lime or land plaster mixed with dry garden soil or ashes. This 

 prevents the ravages of striped beetle. 



RADISH. 



1 oz. for 100 feet of drill; 9 to 10 lbs. in drills for an acre. 



Radishes thrive best in a light, sandy loam. Heavy or clayey soils not only delay their 

 maturity, but produce crops much inferior, both in appearance and flavor. For a con- 

 tinuous supply sow at intervals of two or three weeks from the middle of March until 

 September. For extra early, sow in a hotbed in February, care being taken to give plenty 

 of ventilation, otherwise they will run to leaves. If piaster is incorporated with the soil 

 in the row at time of sowing seed, the Radishes will always turn out brighter in color, 

 crisper, and of better quality. 



Winter Radishes should be sown about the first of June, and cultivated as turnips. 



RHUBAKB. 



Sow in April, in drills a foot apart, thinning out to about the same distance apart in 

 rows when a few inches high. The following spring transplant into deep, rich soil, about 

 !e feet apart each way. If propagated by dividing the roots, it may be done either in 



three feet apart each way. ii propagatea oy aiviaing tne roots, it may oe aone eitner in 

 fall or spring, planting it at the same distance apart as given above. The soil cannot be 

 too rich. 



