Celeriac — Celery 



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Two feet apart for the rows, and eight inches fcr the 



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Ceieriac. 



plants, will give abundance of room. For winter use, 

 it mav be stored in trenches, like celery, or placed in 

 sand in a cool cellar. The globe-shaped bulb, or root, 

 is the edible part of the plant. The Erfurt is the 

 favorite variety, and is about the only strain catalogued 

 in this country. 



Q'Ei.^.RY {Apiu77i gf'avcolens). In selecting a place for 

 starting the plants, choose, if possible, a cool and par- 

 tially shaded spot. The soil should be put in good 

 condition, and firmed down. After it is prepared in 

 this respect, rake the surface lightly, and sow o;i the 



