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with a piece of matting, removing this tie and adding another higher 

 up as the plant advances in growth, allowing the last tie to remain, 

 as it serves to keep the plant in its place, and assists materially the 

 work of earthing. The eartliing of the first crop should commence 

 earjj in July, completing the operation by a repetition of the first 

 process, for two small earthings are better than one large. The 

 other crops may be left until September, tying them as just advised. 

 At this time only sufficient should be earthed up to carry on the 

 supply, as the longer celery is earthed the more liable is it to suffer 

 from damp and vermin ; but all must be earthed up before frost 

 occurs in November, except the last planting. This may have just 

 a little earth put to it, and be completed in fine dry weather the 

 following February. This will carry on the supply as long as it is 

 possible to get celery fit for the table. 



When celery is properly bleached it will keep for two or three 

 weeks, if taken up and laid in silver sand away from the frost and 

 damp, all aff'ected parts being first taken off. 



THE ZOJSTALE PELARGOmUM : HOW TO GROW IT AND 

 HOW TO SHOW IT. 



BY JABEZ J. CHATEE. 



Gonville Nurseries, Cambridge. 



HE zonale Pelargonium is a plant to be desired, possessing 

 as it does so many qualities to recommend itself above 

 other plants. It is, generally speaking, of free and 

 easy growth, possessing colour in flowers or foliage 

 of almost every hue. It is a plant alike suited for 

 the cottager's window of six panes of glass, imparting, as it sheds its 

 lustre, contentment and happiness to all, equally as it grows and 

 blooms under the Italian terrace of some noble lord's mansion, dis- 

 playing beauty and variety to all around. Again, what more grand, 

 more noble, yet unassuming ? — not flaunting, but majestically ele- 

 vating its flowers enamelled with beauty, simply yet significantly 

 borne aloft, adorning the zones and hemispheres of verdure — its 

 own. It is much introducing itself to the estimation of all flower- 

 loving individuals, because it is a plant so highly useful and so 

 thoroughly ornamental. What would our gardens be without it ? 

 Others have more or less dilated upon its use. In this instance my 

 object is to speak of its qualities as a highly decorative object for 

 the house or conservatory, as an exhibition pot plant ; and by a few 

 practical observations to bring it before the public as a plant afford- 

 ing to the amateur the greatest possible amount of pleasure and 

 satisfaction, in the simple yet ultimately successful method of culti- 

 vating it. 



The first point to take into consideration, when one's mind is 

 fully made up what number, variety, and style of plants are to be 



