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CELERY. (Apiumgraveolens). "The 

 Celery is a hardy biennial plant, a na- 

 tive of Britain, and known in its wild 

 stale, by the name of smallage ; the 

 whole plant has a rank coarse taste, 

 and the effects of cultivation in pro- 

 ducing from it the mild sweet stalks of 

 Celery, are not a little remarkable. 



" Tiie blanched leaf stalks are used 

 raw as a salad; they are also stewed, 

 and put in soups. In Italy the unblanch- 

 ed leaves are used for soups, and when 

 neither the blanched nor the green 

 leaves can be had, the seeds bruised, 

 form a good substitute. 



those which have been transplanted 

 into the nursery-bed just described, 

 have reached the height of six to twelve 

 inches, they may be removed into the 

 trenches for further growth and blanch- 

 ing. These trenches are formed in 

 deep well cultivated soil, in straight 

 lines, three feet apart, twelve to four- 

 teen inches wide, and six inches deep, 

 incorporating with the soil abundance 

 of well rotted manure ; therein set the 

 plants, four or five inches apart, (having 

 removed them with all their roots, cut 

 off the straggling fibres, and a third of 

 the tops, and slit off the suckers or side 



" In Europe, they enumerate several i shoots,) water them Jreely, and shade 

 varieties of Celery, two only of which ! them from the hot sun for some days. 



we cultivate, viz : Large Solid Stalked 

 White, Large, Solid, Stalked Red. 



" It delights in damp rich soil, deeply 

 dug, and heavily manured with decom- 

 posed vegetables or manure, from the 

 barn yard, thoroughly rotted. 



" For a very early crop, sow the seed 

 in a hot-bed very early in the spring, 

 either by itself, or among Radishes, 

 Salad, or Cabbage. For the main au- 



Experience has shown that this vegeta- 

 ble may be more successfully cultivated 

 by having a liberal portion of manure 

 placed on the surface around the plants, 

 rather than by the old plan of placing 

 it in excessive quantity in the bottom 

 of the trench, which in dry seasons fre- 

 quently injure the plants. Cedar brush, 

 corn stalks, or boards, laid across the 

 trenches, afford ample shade, for the 



tumnal and winter supply, sow in the ! newly transplanted plants, observing 



open ground on a damp spot, conveni- 

 ently situated to apply water, which 

 give freely in dry weather, even after 

 the plants are well grown. 



*' That intended for the early supply, 

 may be planted out by the close of 

 spring. Make several plantings through 

 the early part of summer, of such as 

 are intended for the later supply. 



It will greatly strengthen the plants 



to remove them in the evening, and 

 replace them in the morning. In the 

 course of a few weeks, the plants will 

 have grown sufficiently to admit of 

 ' earthing up,' which is performed by 

 drawing the loose earth around the 

 stalks, taking care to keep the leaf 

 stems together, and the heart of the 

 plant uncovered. The operation should 

 be gradual, not drawing at once too 



if they be transplanted into nursery ' great a body of earth around them, lest 

 beds, after they attain the height of two ; its application should cause the young 

 or three inches. Such beds it is re- | shoots to rot. It is not advisable early 

 commended to form ' of old hot-bed j to commence earthing up, sucli as are 

 dung, (decomposed manure from the ' intended for the late autumn and win- 

 barn yard will answer the same pur- { ter supply, because the plant soon per- 

 pose,) very well broken, laid sis orjishes after it becomes fully blanched, 

 seven inches thick on a piece of ground | especially in warm weather, 

 which has lain some time undisturbed, | " To preserve Celery during the win- 

 or has been made hard by compression ; | ter, is sometimes attended with trouble, 

 the situation should be sunny ; the j the frequent changes of temperature in 



plants set six inches apart in the dung 

 without soil, water well when planted, 

 and frequently afterwards.' From this 

 bed they are in due time transplanted, 

 where they are to remain. A stalk 

 which had been thus treated, was raised 

 near Manchester, which weighed nine 

 pounds when washed, with the roots 

 and leaves attached to it, and measured 

 four feet six inches in height. 

 " When the plants in the seed-bed, or 



our climate causing it to decay. The 

 usual practice is to cut down the earth 

 of one row in a perpendicular line near 

 the plants, against which, as if it were 

 a wall, the stalks from the other rows 

 are compactly arranged, tops erect : the 

 earth is then banked up as before, and 

 again cut down, to make room for an- 

 other row, thus continuing, until the 

 entire crop is placed side by side, 

 within the compass of a single bed. 



