. Manual of gardening : a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . Gardening. 490 MANUAL OF GARDENING Parsley. — This is the most universal of garnishes. It is used also as a flavoring in soups. The seed is slow to germinate, and ofteil the second or third sowing is made, thinking the first is a failure; but usually after what would seem a long time the young plants will be seen. When sown in the open ground, it should be thinned to stand 3 or 4 inches in the row, the rows being 10 to 12 inches apart. A few plants in a bord
. Manual of gardening : a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . Gardening. 490 MANUAL OF GARDENING Parsley. — This is the most universal of garnishes. It is used also as a flavoring in soups. The seed is slow to germinate, and ofteil the second or third sowing is made, thinking the first is a failure; but usually after what would seem a long time the young plants will be seen. When sown in the open ground, it should be thinned to stand 3 or 4 inches in the row, the rows being 10 to 12 inches apart. A few plants in a border will give a supply for a large family, and with a little protection wiU live over winter. Roots may be lifted in the fall, put into boxes or old cans, and grown in a sunny window for winter use. The Curled pars- ley is the form commonly used!. Parsnip. — A standard winter and spring vegetable, of the easiest culture in deep soil (Fig. 311). Parsnips are the better for the winter's freeze, although they are of good quality if taken up after the fall frosts and packed in soil, sand, or moss in the cellar. The seed, which must be not over one year old, should be sown as early as possible in well-prepared soil, firmed with the feet or roller. As the seed germinates rather slowly, the ground often becomes crusted or baked over the seeds, in which case it should be broken and fined with a garden rake. This operation often means the success of the crop. Radish or cabbage seeds may be sown with the parsnip seed to mark the row and break the crust. One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of drill. Thin to 6 inches apart in the row. 311 The Student parsnip, leading variety. Pea. —• Perhaps no vegetable is planted in greater expectancy than the pea. It is one of the earliest seeds to go into the ground, and the planting fever is Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and app
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