and loose below, in which state the surface will keep damp longer -—a matter ot 

 importance to seeds which are vegetating. Next take a small hoe, and draw drills 

 about half an inch deep and a foot apart ; into these scatter the seed evenly, about so 

 thick that an ounce may sow two rods of ground. After all is sown, go along each 

 drill and cover in with the side of your foot as you pass along, at the same time press 

 down the soil. A little care will enable the operator to make a neat finish in this 

 way, and it is far preferable to rolling all the largest lumps into the drills, as the rake 

 is subject to do. The seeds by this course are all more equally covered, and the soil 

 is in close contact with ihem. 



At this time we generally have a repetition of warm showers, which is sufficient to 

 encourage germination ; but if the weather should become very dry, recourse must be 

 had to artificial watering. If so, do not give frequent sprinklings, but a good and 

 careful soaking. Small dribblings from a watering-pot only bakes the surface with- 

 out dampening below, and does more harm than good. 



"When the plants are well above ground, look out for weeds ; keep all clean, and 

 thin out if too close. Remember that nothing deteriorates the quality of Celery more 

 than a check during growth. Do not begin too early ; but when a start is made, keep 

 it going. One way to prevent this check is by timely thinning. Keep each plant 

 asunder from its neighbor; and as they continue to get larger, if still too crowded, 

 remove more. Attend to watering if the ground gets very dry, but not otherwise. 

 By the beginning of July the plants will have obtained sufficient size for transplanting 

 into the trenches, and if thus treated will be stiff and stocky — each of them a good 

 handful, and a very dift'erent sample to what is too often seen. 



Planting out. — The plot for final planting should have been forecast in the mind, 

 and may have been occupied by some other crop which is already used up. My own 

 practice is to choose a piece wanting in manure, and sow peas in rows six feet distant 

 from each other; and while they are on the ground, plant the Celery midway between 

 the rows. The Peas in this way act as a shade to the newly removed plants, which 

 is of service till they get established ; and the previously hungry land, which was 

 most suitable for Peas, is rendered fertile for future crops by the manure used for the 

 Celery. Let the trenches in all cases be six feet apart, which is not too much to allow 

 space to earth up with. Commence by opening six inches deep and eighteen inches 

 wide. Throw the soil neatly on each side, which will raise the surface about two 

 inches, making the trench eight inches deep, into which convey a liberal dressing of 

 well-rotted barn-yard manure — say one barrow-load to each four yards in length. 

 Level and break up well ; and when this is accomplished, begin at one end, fork in 

 the manure, and loosen the bottom, bringing up so much soil as will mix with the 

 dung in equal proportions. Afterwards take enough of that which was previously 

 thrown out and fill in another inch. This will serve as a good base to plant in, and 

 keep the injured roots from coming into immediate contact with the manure. 



All being now ready, stretch a line along the middle of the trench ; proceed to the 

 bed with a basket or some convenient substitute, lift the plants one by one care- 

 with a trowel, bring away as much earth as they will carry, place them in the 



