PARSNIPS 
(54 oz. to 100 ft. of drill) 
CULTURE —Parsnips germinate slowly. 
Sow the seed as early in the spring as pos¬ 
sible, in any deep, rich soil. Dig or plow 
the soil deeply and sow the seed thickly 
in shallow drills or rows, covering it light¬ 
ly. When the plants are two or three 
inches high thin out to four inches apart. 
Parsnips may be left in the ground all win¬ 
ter, the quality is improved by freezing; 
or may be dug in the fall and stored in 
the cellar. 
Hollow Crown Parsnips 
HOLLOW CROWN— The finest strain of 
parsnip in existence. A uniform, smooth 
root, with thick shoulder, tapering grad¬ 
ually to to a point. Roots are clean, white, 
straight, and free from small side roots. 
Very tender, sweet and fine flavored. An 
immense cropper and a perfect keeper. 
PARSLEY 
(54 oz. to 100 ft. of drill) 
CULTURE —Parsley does best in good, 
rich, mellow soil. The seed germinates 
very slowly, often requiring four to five 
weeks before it comes up. Sow seed very 
early in spring, in rows one foot apart; 
sow thickly and shallow. 
DARK MOSS CURLED —A beautiful 
sort; leaves very dark green and densely 
curled. Very productive and compact in 
growth. 
PEAS 
(1 qt. to 100 ft. of drill. 2-3 bu. per acre) 
CULTURE —The hardy, round-seeded 
sorts, such as First and Best and Alaska 
may be planted the previous autumn or 
very early in the spring, as soon as it is 
possible to prepare the ground. Plant in 
rows three feet apart, scattering the seed 
about two inches apart in the row and 
cover it two inches deep. The wrinkled 
sorts are more tender and should not be 
planted until the ground becomes warmer. 
Nott’s Excelsior, American Wonder and 
Premium Gem are dwarf growing sorts re¬ 
quiring no support; they are early and can 
be planted closely and are recommended 
for the family garden. Telephone, Strata¬ 
gem and Bliss’ Everbearing are taller and 
later sorts, producing very broad pods and 
fine peas. Large, White Marrowfat and 
Champion of England are larger sorts and 
grow about six feet high. 
Extra Early Sorts 
Seeds marked “W” are Wrinkled Peas. 
“S” denotes Smooth, Round-Seeded Sorts. 
FIRST AND BEST— “S”—A very popu¬ 
lar extra early pea; height 2^4 feet; seed 
round, smooth, cream colored. 
ALASKA —^“S”—As early as the earliest; 
the finest extra early pea known; pods of 
a rich, dark green color. It grows 2^ feet 
high and matures all the crop at once, mak¬ 
ing it a valuable variety for the market 
gardener. 
Extra Early Wrinkled Peas 
DWARF PEA —“SUTTON’S EXCEL- 
SI OR” —“W”—Its great merit lies in the 
fact that in this we have an early dwarf 
wrinkled pea in the front rank for earli¬ 
ness, with much larger and handsomer 
pods than any dwarf early wrinkled pea 
yet introduced. Pods long, broad, straight. 
Height twelve inches. 
GRADUS —“W”—As early as the extra 
earlies and immense pods and double the 
size of First and Best. The pods are well 
shaped and filled with large, luscious peas 
of the very finest quality; height three 
feet. 
MITCHELHILL SEED CO.. ST. JOSEPH, MO. 
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