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which will be very useful for table decoration, as well as 

 for all purposes for which Celery is used, as it is equally 

 as good as any of the others. 



RUST. 



I am often asked for the cause of and remedy for 

 Celery rusting or burning. The cause, I think, is the 

 condition of the weather, which destroys the tender 

 fibers, or what are called the working roots of the plant; 

 for I find it is usually worse in seasons of extreme 

 drought or moisture, particularly in warm weather. It 

 is exceedingly necessary, however, to have the land 

 thoroughly pulverized before planting, as I have reason 

 to believe that this being imperfectly done often tends 

 greatly to increase the tendency to rust. 



I know of no remedy, nor do I believe there is any. 

 I may say, however, that it is less liable to appear on 

 new, fresh soils, that are free from acids or sourness, 

 than on old soils that have been surfeited with manure, 

 and have had no rest. 



PITH. 



Although, under ordinary conditions, if proper varie- 

 ties of Celery are used, the crop should never be pithy or 

 hollow, yet I have found that now and then even the 

 most solid kinds of Celery have become more or less 

 hollow when planted in soft, loose soils, such as reclaimed 

 peat bogs, where the soil is mostly composed of leaf 

 mould. In fact, on heavy or clayey soils the Celery, and 

 all other vegetables, will be specifically heavier than on 

 lighter soils. 



