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earth from the heart of the plant, and the fertilizer 

 away from the tops. 



Digging trenches for the Jinal setting, and putting 

 manure in the bottom of these, is now not widely 



practiced in this coun- 

 try, though the 

 method is excellent 

 wherever it can be af- 

 forded. Modern cul- 

 ture sets the plants 

 upon the level ground, 

 taking pains first to 

 make it rich. If set in 

 trenches, these should 

 be well drained, and 

 the plants set on little 

 ridges along the mid- 

 dle, or their hearts 

 will be filled with silt 

 at each heavy rain. 



Fertilizer for Cel- 

 ery, when specially 

 mixed, should be rich 

 in nitrogen and pot- 

 Fig. 40. A good plant of Celery, ash. Experiments 

 trimmed - have shown that ni- 



trate of soda at the rate of four hundred pounds per 

 acre, applied in three equal dressings after the final 



