VEGETABLES CELEEIAC. 



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sorts, attaining a night, under good culture, of 3 feet. It 

 should never he planted closer than 4 feet between the 

 rows, or it cannot he worked properly. For southern sec- 

 tions of the country, this variety is more suitable than the 

 dwarfs, as it grows freer in a hot and dry atmosphere. 



CELERIAC, OR TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. 

 (Apium graveolens. Var.) 



Is grown from 

 seeds sown in the 

 same manner, and 

 planted out at the 

 same seasons as 

 directed for Cel- 

 ery ; but as it re- 

 quires but a slight 

 earthing up, it is 

 planted closer 

 than ordinaryCel- 

 ery, 18 inches be- 

 tween the rows 

 and G inches be- 

 tween the plants. 

 It is preserved for 

 winter use in shal- 

 low trenches, and 

 covered up, as 

 the season ad- 

 vances, as direct- 

 ed for Celery. It 

 Fig. 4:3. — celeriac. 



