94 CURTIS & cobb's 



Per ox. 



PARSLEY (Apium Petroselinum). 

 German, Petersilie. French, Persil. Spanish, Peregil. 

 Sow in drills, half an inch deep, early in April. These drills may form 

 an edging round any compartment of vegetables, or along the walks. 

 When the plants are three or four inches high, thin them to six inches 

 apart. Root out the plain-leaved, should any appear. Keep it from 

 severe frost, and it will grow the whole winter. Select a warm spot of 

 ground, light and rich ; surround the bed, early in November, with boards, 

 and cover with mats or shutters : glass is much better, if it can be ob- 

 tained. By this process, a sufficient supply will be always obtainable. 



Plain Parsley. The leaves of this sort are plain, not curled ; but it is 



better flavored than the curled, for soups, &c. Per pkt., 5 . . . .2C 



Curled, or double. A dwarf variety ; tender ; leaves beautifully crimped 

 and curled. Fine for garnishing. Also useful as a green for dishes 

 of flowers. Per pkt., 10 20 



Dunnett's Selected. A variety superior for garnishing. Per pkt., 10 .25 



PARSNIP (Pastinaca Sativa). 

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

 Succeeds well in a rich, sandy loam. Sow early in the spring, in drills tol- 

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

 the appearance of the seed, the soil must be stirred with the hoe frequent- 

 ly, until the leaves cover the ground. They will stand any severity of frost. 



Early Turnip-rooted. Form similar to Turnip Beet. Very desirable 



for summer and fall use. Per pkt, 10 20 



Long smooth. One of the best for general cultivation. Per pkt, 5. . .10 

 Hollow crown. Roots oblong, ending somewhat abruptly with a small 



tap-root. Grows mostly below the surface. Per pkt, 5 . . . .10 

 The Student. Delicious flavor. A great acquisition. Per pkt, 10. . .15 

 Improved hollow crown (Abbott's). An English variety. The 



roots thicker, with less tap-root. Very superior. Per pkt, 10 . . .15 



PEAS (Pisum Sativum). 

 German, Erbse. French, Pots. Spanish, Guizante. 

 The planting for an early crop of garden Peas should be made in the 

 spring, as soon as the. ground can be worked, in a warm, dry situation, and 

 covered about three inches. At the South, where they will endure the 

 winter, the planting for the first crop is made in October and November. The 

 ground should be manured the year previous, or the peas are apt to grow 

 too much to straw. They are usually planted in double rows, from three to 

 four feet apart. The large and later sorts do better at a greater distance 

 apart, leaving a broad space for planting low-growing vegetables between. 

 They should be kept clean, and earthed up in their growth. A new mode 

 of growing the Common Early and Marrowfat Peas, which succeeds very 

 well in small gardens, and which is practised to some extent for marketing, 

 is to scatter about a dozen peas in every hill, with early planted potatoes ; 

 hoe them in the hill, along with the potatoes, and they will grow up and 

 fall together between the rows, and produce a fair crop. As soon as the 

 peas are gathered, the straw must be pulled and removed. In dry weather, 

 soak the peas five or six hours before planting ; and, if the ground is very 

 dry, they should be watered in the drills. From one to two bushels are 

 generally required to an acre. One quart of the smaller sorts will sow 

 about a hundred and twenty feet, and of the larger sorts about two 

 hundred feet, of drill. 



