
16 HAND BOOK FOR THE GARDEN 

pods which are picked while tender or canned for winter use. It is 
best to start it under glass or indoors in pots because it is difficult 
to transplant. The pods should be picked before they develop woody 
fibres. One ounce of seed contains about four hundred seeds. The 
seeds should be sown in light, rich soil about one inch deep and the 
plants should be transplanted 2 feet apart in the row and rows 3 
feet apart. The pods should be picked at an immature stage, when 
they are two or three inches long. 
PARSLEY 
Parsley does best in a rich, mellow loam. Use one ounce of seed 
per one hundred fifty feet of row; six pounds per acre; two feet per 
consumer. The seed germinates very slowly, so it is best to soak it 
in warm water over night before planting. Radishes may be sown 
with the Parsley to mark the rows. Great care should be taken in 
sowing Parsley seed not to sow too deeply. Plant thinly one and a 
half inch deep in rows, pressing down the earth firmly over the 
seeds. When in the third leaf, thin to four inches apart. For winter 
use, transplant to the cold frame or window box. 
PARSNIP 
This requires a rich loam thoroughly pulverized and deeply 
worked. Use one ounce of seed for two hundred feet of drill; five 
to six pounds per acre; five feet per consumer. Sow May ist in rows 
one and a half feet apart, one inch apart in the row, three-fourths 
inch deep. Press the earth firmly over the seeds. When three inches 
high, thin to three inches apart, keeping the soil loose throughout 
the season. Dig after a killing frost. Cut off the tops and bury the 
roots in dry sand. Frost improves the flavor. 
PEA 
This is one of the easiest grown and best garden vegetables. 
There are two most important classes, the Early Smooth Seeded and 
the wrinkled varieties. The Smooth Round Seeded varieties are most 
largely grown by gardeners for the early market as they ripen very 
uniformly. The Early Wrinkled varieties are nearly as early as the 
Round Seeded Extra Early, but do not mature so uniformly. This 
makes them better for family use. They are much sweeter than the 
Round Seeded sorts. The Main Crop varieties generally grow taller 
and come into bearing when other sorts are gone. They usually 
remain fit for table use a long time and are generally sweeter than 
the early sorts. All Peas are best for table use when gathered as 
soon as the pods are filled. 
Peas do best in a rich loam soil, free from weeds. They will 
come earlier in a light, rich soil. For a general crop, a rich loam or 
clay soil is best. Use two pounds of seed per one hundred feet of 
row, one hundred fifteen to one hundred forty pounds of seed 
required per acre in drills, or one hundred seventy-five pounds if 
broadcast; twenty feet of double row per consumer. Plant April 
25th and every two weeks until July ist. It is often convenient to 
use double rows six inches apart, three feet apart between each pair 
of rows. The seeds may be sown two or three inches apart in the 
