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PARSNIP.
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7V> procure Seed.
Any of the old roots will run to stalk in spring,
and produce plenty of ripe seed in July and
August.
PARSNIP.
This is a biennial plant, well known; has large
smooth leaves of a light green or yellowish col¬
our.
Use.
The Parsnip has long been an inmate of the
garden, and was formerly more esteemed than at
present; yet, however, it forms a vegetable dish
to salt meat and salted fish.
Propagation.
This plant likes a rich, light, deep soil, that is
free from stones, and should be dug or trenched
before sowing at least two spits deep, and if ma¬
nured at the same time, the manure should be
well rotted and worked well among the soil.
February or March is a proper season to sow
the seed. The ground should be formed into
beds five feet wide, and sown in drills lengthwise
the bed, five rows on each, or broad-cast, allow¬
ing half an ounce of seed for every hundred feet.
The seed must be raked in, and when the plants
are up two inches, they must be thinned out to