. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1647. Curl-leaved Parsley. for garnishing meats and fish, and for this purpose it seems to be the vegetable par excellence, equally desir- able in the home as on the hotel table. A very few plants will suffice for the home garden, and any spot of good soil will do for starting them from seed. Sow as early in sp
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1647. Curl-leaved Parsley. for garnishing meats and fish, and for this purpose it seems to be the vegetable par excellence, equally desir- able in the home as on the hotel table. A very few plants will suffice for the home garden, and any spot of good soil will do for starting them from seed. Sow as early in spring as practicable, either in an early hotbed or coldfrarae, or in open ground. Parsley seed germinates somewhat slowly, and the plants are feeble at first. In open ground, early sowing aids the plants to get ahead of the w^eeds. In larger patches the rows should be a foot apart, and seed sown rather thinly in shallow drills. Thin the plants to stand a few inches apart, and culti- vate same as carrots. Gather the leaf-stalks as needed. For use during winter and early spring, start plants in open ground in early fall, and on the approach of cold weather set them in a corner of the greenhouse bench, or in a box or keg filled with rich loam placed in a light kitchen or cellar window. When the plant is a year old (sooner or later), it throws up seed-stalks, and produces seed in abundance, even under glass protection. By keeping the seed-stalks closely cutout, the season of leaf-yield may be prolonged for a time. Seed is easily gathered and cleaned. The varietal differences appear chiefly in the foliage, which in some sorts is rather coarse, as in the Plain or Common, or more finely divided, as in the Curled, Double Curled, Moss Curled and Fern-Leaved. For the botany of Parsley, see Carnm Petroselimim. T. Gkeiner. Vk'K^'^lV {PasHnaca sativa). Fig. 1648. The average home gardener thinks much of quick results. The drawback to Parsnip growing, in his estimation, is the length of time
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