J^ARKER 8f Y OOD i ^EED j^ATALOGUE. 



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PARSNIP. 



German, Pastinake. — French, Panais. — Spanish, Pastinaca. 

 One ounce will sow two hundred feet of drill; five pounds for one acre. 



Sow as early in spring as the weather will admit, in drills fifteen inches apart, covering, 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 quantity for winter use, 

 leaving the rest in the ground until spring, to be dug up as required. 



PKT. OZ. LB. 



Long- Smooth White. The best for general use $0.05 $0.10 $0.60 



HollOW Crown. Good old sort 05 .10 .60 



Student. Of fine flavor, free from fibres .05 .10 .75 



Maltese. Long, smooth, and white ; of excellent flavor . . • -°S - IO -75 



PARSLEY. 



German, Petersilie. — French, Persil. — Spanish, Perejil. 

 One ounce will sow one hundred and fifty feet of drill. 



Parsley succeeds best in a rich, mellow soil. As the seeds germinate very slowly, three or 

 four weeks elapsing sometimes before it makes its appearance, it should be sown early in spring. 

 Sow thickly in rows a foot apart, and half an inch deep. For winter use, protect in a frame or 

 light cellar. 



PKT. OZ. LB. 



Carter's Perpetual. A most distinct and valuable variety, of the best 



curled type. Its great value is where a perpetual supply is required $0.05 $0.10 -$1.25 



Double Curled. A fine dwarf variety, beautifully curled ; excellent for gar- 

 nishing 05 .10 1.25 



Champion MOSS Curled. A very select stock, beautifully crimped and 



curled. . . . . . . . ... ..' . • .05 .10 I.25 



Fern Leared. A very beautiful variety, being more like a crested fern or 



moss than parsley ; very valuable for table decoration 05 .10 I.25 



PEAS. 



German, Erbse. — French, Pais. — Spanish, Guisante. 

 One quart will plant about one hundred feet of drill; one and a half bushels for one acre. 



Peas come earliest to maturity in light, rich soil. For general crops, a good dressing should 

 be applied; and, for the dwarf-growing kinds, the soil can hardly be too rich. Plant the early 

 varieties as soon as the ground can be worked, the others in succession from April to June. For 

 private use, they are generally sown in double or single rows, in drills, about two feet apart and 

 three inches deep, for the dwarf varieties ; and three to four feet apart and four inches deep, for 

 the taller varieties. Those growing over two and a half feet in height should be bushed. 

 Add 15 cents per pint, or 25 cents per quart, extra, if to be sent by mail. 



Extra Early Varieties. 



< PKT. QT. PECK. 



Carter's First Crop. One of the earliest peas grown ; s£ ft. . . $0.10 $0.30 $1.50 



First and Best. One of the best early market peas ; 2 J ft. . . ' . . .10 .30 1.50 

 Parker & Wood's "Maud S." The best first early pea for market or 

 private use; vines about two feet high; long, large, well-filled pods, 



which ripen up evenly ; peas good size and of excellent flavor . . . .10 .30 1.50 



Early Caractacus. One. of the best early sorts | a favorite- first early variety 



with market-gardeners ; 2\ ft. . . 10 .30 1.50 



Early New Rural New Yorker. It is early, of robust and branching 

 habit; vines can be stripped of eighty to ninety per cent of the pods 

 in one picking. Pods are large, and contain from six to nine peas. 



Height of vine, 2 ft. . . - . • ... . . .10 .30 I.50 



