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PARSNIP. 
Sow as early in Spring as the weather will admit, in drills fifteen in- 
ches apart, covering half an inch deep. When well up, thin out to five 
or six inches apart in Ihe rows. Unlike Carrots, they are improved by 
frost, and it is usual to take up in Fall a certain quantity for Winter use, 
leaving the rest in the ground until Spring, to be dug up as required. 
Per oz. Per lb. 
liOiigr Smooth, or Hollow Crown.— Best for general use, 10c. 85c. 
Guernsey. — A large growing variety, 10c. 85c. 
PEAS. 
Peas come earliest to maturity in light rich soil. If the soil is new, 
(other things being equal,) so much the better ; well-drained muck-soil, 
if matured by culture, is appropriate. For general crop, a deep rich loam, 
or a strong loam inclining to clay, is best. For early crops, decomposed 
leaves or leaf-mould should be used, or if the soil is very poor, stronger 
manure may be employed. For general crops, a good dressing should be 
applied, and for the dwarf-growing kinds the soil can hardly be too rich. 
When grown as a market crop, Peas are never staked, and are sown in 
single rows two to three inches deep, and from two to three feet apart, 
according to the variety or the strength of the soil. When grown in 
small quantities for private use, they are generally sown in double rows, 
six or eight inches apart, and the tall varieties staked up by brush. For 
an early crop, sow in March, as soon as the ground can be worked, and 
make repeated sowings every two weeks for succession. After the first 
of June, sowing should be discontinued until the middle of August, when 
a good crop may generally be secured by sowing an early sort. 
Carter 9 s First Crop Pea, 
Extra Early. 
Pr qt. Pr bush. 
Carter's First Crop.— The earliest variety grown ; 2| feet. . . 30c. $8.00 
Daniel O'Rourfee.— A favorite early variety, and a good 
bearer; 3 feet 25c. 5.00 
McLean's little Gem.— A dwarf, green wrinkled marrow, 
very prolific, of superior flavor, and a first early ; 1 foot 75c. 20.00 
Mclean's Advancer.— An early green wrinkled variety, of 
delicious flavor ; 2 feet 35c. 9. 00 
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