Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: k RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEM PHWELPHRU „ HOLLOW CROWN iiRGE SUGAIV0^^ PARSNIP Patiais, Fr. PARSNIP Chirivia, Sp. Pastinake, Ger. CULTURE — Sow as early in the spring as weather and soil conditions permit in drills 2 feet apart and cover -J- inch deep in light soil, less in heavy clay. Thin to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. The roots are eaten boiled and are very sweet and tender, also are often used for flavoring soups and stews. The quality is improved by leaving them in ground over winte
Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: k RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEM PHWELPHRU „ HOLLOW CROWN iiRGE SUGAIV0^^ PARSNIP Patiais, Fr. PARSNIP Chirivia, Sp. Pastinake, Ger. CULTURE — Sow as early in the spring as weather and soil conditions permit in drills 2 feet apart and cover -J- inch deep in light soil, less in heavy clay. Thin to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. The roots are eaten boiled and are very sweet and tender, also are often used for flavoring soups and stews. The quality is improved by leaving them in ground over winter for spring use. Secure enough in pits or cellars in the fall for immediate needs. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 608 Large Sugar, or Hollow Crown. This is the best and most productive variety and is largely grown both in the home garden and for market. The roots, which are creamy white, grow 10 to 12 inches long, and are smooth, tender, sweet and are of excellent flavor. Pkt., lOcts. ;oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $ Pais, Fr. GARDEN PEAS 610 Student, or Guernsey. Very similar to No. 608, but somewhat shorter. A good half-long variety, with smooth white roots. This strain is the result of careful selection of roots growing to an ideal shape and having the distinct hollow crown. Pkt, 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $ Guisante, Sp. Erbsen, Ger. Impkoveu Pilot Peas One pound will plant fifty feet of drill. Culture —The very earliest sowing of peas may be made as early in March as the gar- dener can prepare a piece of ground because subsequent frosts do not hurt the young plants, of the extra early smooth-seeded varieties. Sow in single or double rows 24 to 26 inches apart, covering seeds about 2 inches deep. All varieties do better with some sort of support. Where the brush is lacking, poles and twine may be utilized. By selecting varieties matur- ing in succession (and it is easy to pick them out from the following pages because they are l
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