. Golden anniversary [catalogue]. Nursery stock, Rhode Island, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs. PARSNIPS, RADISH, PEPPER Golden Anniversary Catalogue mil. PARSNIPS. (^astinafe.) Aside from its value as a table vegetable, the Parsnip also furnishes a healthful and nourishing food for stock, and is especially valued for this purpose by dairymen. Sow the seed in drills 15 inches apart, as early as possible in spring, and thin the plants until they are 5 or 6 inches apart in the rows. The roots are im- proved by frost, and only eno
. Golden anniversary [catalogue]. Nursery stock, Rhode Island, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs. PARSNIPS, RADISH, PEPPER Golden Anniversary Catalogue mil. PARSNIPS. (^astinafe.) Aside from its value as a table vegetable, the Parsnip also furnishes a healthful and nourishing food for stock, and is especially valued for this purpose by dairymen. Sow the seed in drills 15 inches apart, as early as possible in spring, and thin the plants until they are 5 or 6 inches apart in the rows. The roots are im- proved by frost, and only enough for winter use need be taken up in the fall, leaving the rest in the ground until spring, to be dug up as required. By running a plow, such as is used for breaking sod, along one side of the rowSyfield crops of Parnips will be thrown out so that they can be harvested easily. Deep, rich, heavy soil is b/st suited to the culture of Parsnips, but on any deep, rich, mellow soil the yield is good per acre, and the ro^rs will be smooth and large if no fresh manure is used; this tends to make them coarse-grained and misscapen. An ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill; 5 pounds will sow an acre. Improved Hollow Crown. The variety most widely cultivated. The roots are tender and sweet, and their yield per acre is heavy. Oz. 10 cts., /41b. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. ./Guernsey. The roots do not grow as long as those of the preceding, but are thicker and more easily gathered. A very heavy cropper; roots smooth; flesh fine-grained and of excellent quality. Oz. 10 cts.'. 341b. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. RADISH. (ERetiig.) Select a light, sandy loam, and sow as early as the ground can be worked in the spring. For a successive supply sow every two or three weeks. -^"Viclt'S Early Scarlet Qlofte (American-grown). • For forcing in the greenhouse, hotbeds or eoldframes, and for sowing on open borders early in the spring, there is no other red variety so desirable. It is the earliest, its color
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