128 General Notices. 



As soon as the young plant can be handled with convenience, trans 

 planting must take place ; and this part of the cultivation must be performed 

 with much care. Elevated beds should be had recourse to as a guarantee, 

 against battering storms, the young plant being exceedingly liable to " choke" 

 during heavy rains. These beds should be thorougbly pulverized, and after 

 this process — being duly marked out — a coating of rotten manure should be 

 spread over the surface, two inches in thickness, and a casing of the ordi- 

 nary soil strewn over this, about an inch in thickness. 



The soil being neatly levelled, a light roller may be passed over the 

 bed, in order to make a close and even surface ; or, in default of a roller, 

 the soil may be patted with the spade ; this precaution will prevent injury 

 from storms. By a kindly attention, the plants will be ready for final trans- 

 planting, in about a month, and no delay must be permitted in this matter, 

 as it is well known, in these days, that a sudden check, after very rapid 

 growth, induces the formation of blossoms ; or, in technical terms, as ap- 

 plied to the celery, causes the plant to "run." The smaller the plant, 

 therefore, at this removal, the better, provided it is stout and of a dark-green 

 color. 



The mode of culture in drills, or by the Scotch bed mode, is so well 

 known, that I need say nothing here on that head ; some persons prefer the 

 one mode, some the other. This, however, depends in part, on the scheme 

 of rotation pursued : and, for my part, I prefer the Scotch, or bed mode; 

 for, strange to say, I take my main crop of peas off the ground intended for 

 celery, previously. The peas are chiefly of the Imperial class, which, it is 

 well known, produce a glut, and are speedily ofTthe ground. 



By sowing two rows of peas at a time, I obtain ground on the removal 

 of each pair of rows, for a six feet celery-bed: such ground has usually 

 been much exhausted by the Brassica tribes, previous to the peas, and I 

 use the celery as a restoring crop. 



Whatever mode be adopted, it should be borne in mind, that moisture, 

 during hot weather, is as necessary here, as in the seed-bed. Much care is 

 requisite, in " soiling up." I have known excellent crops spoiled by ne- 

 glectful laborers ; and the first soiling, in general, determines whether it 

 shall be straight or crooked. The principle of soiling has been much mis- 

 understood, in many instances; some persons neglecting it for a long pe- 

 riod, and laying on a most unwarrantable load, by which the whole plant 

 becomes suddenly paralyzed. 



Celery should be soiled little and often — a little once a fortnight, at 

 furthest ; and the plant should be allowed a firm footing, before the first 

 soiling takes place. In the middle of November, it should be soiled in an 

 extra manner, as protection against frost, and the soil pressed very close. 

 I consider the Manchester red the best for the earliest crop, but Seymour's 

 white will keep the longest. — [Journal of Horticultural Society, Vol. III. p. 

 297.) 



Management of Fruit Trees. — At this season, when flowers demand com- 

 paratively little attention, the time of the amateur is required by the fruit 

 trees in his garden. Now that the year's growth is completed, and the fo- 



