. Dreer's Open-air vegetables. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. CHAPTER XXV. the; Anise, Chervil, Fennel, Caraway, Coriander, Parsley, Carrot, Cumin, Parsnip, Celeriac, Dill, Sweet Cicely. Celery, The Parsley family, called the Umbelliferae by botanists, is a large and important one. The flowers are much alike, and classification is based upon the seeds. Some of the plants are poisonous and some innocent. Some are poisonous when wild and harmless when under cultivation, like the parsnip. Of the above-mentioned plants four are of high importance in the vegetable garden. These
. Dreer's Open-air vegetables. Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog]. CHAPTER XXV. the; Anise, Chervil, Fennel, Caraway, Coriander, Parsley, Carrot, Cumin, Parsnip, Celeriac, Dill, Sweet Cicely. Celery, The Parsley family, called the Umbelliferae by botanists, is a large and important one. The flowers are much alike, and classification is based upon the seeds. Some of the plants are poisonous and some innocent. Some are poisonous when wild and harmless when under cultivation, like the parsnip. Of the above-mentioned plants four are of high importance in the vegetable garden. These are Carrot, Celery, Parsley and Parsnip. Celeriac and Chervil are also much grown, while the others are less com- mon. The family is a hardy one. CARROTS. The market gardeners appreciate the Carrot, and make money with it. The smaller kinds are grown under glass in great quantities, and the larger sorts are also cultivated to a considerable extent. The miniature Carrots are sold alone or with pot herbs. The Philadelphia mar- ket men sow Carrot seed in October, in cold frames, and mature the roots the following May. Lettuce Early Scarlet Horn Carrot. or Radish between the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dreer, Henry A. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, H. A. Dreer
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