232 <$F ESCULENTS. SECT. XV. 



In severe frost, lay some long, dry, litter over the 

 tops, which remove when the frost goes. In prospect 

 of such weather, take up some, and lay it by in dry 

 earth under shelter for use. 



Cekriac requires a rich soil, and should have 

 frequent watering to have fine tender roots. Plant 

 in trenches about three inches deep, and earth up, 

 (only once) when the plants are about three parts 

 grown, to four inches height. This species is har- 

 dier than the others, and holds longer in spring; 

 therefore, those who like the solid root should culti- 

 vate it. 



The seed of celery, (in default of plants) if bruised, 

 answers, very well to give soup a flavour of it. Par- 

 sley seed, &c may be used in the same way. 



CHARPON is a gigantic vegetable of the artichoke 

 kind, (now seldom cultivated) used sometimes in 

 salladsy but chiefly in soups, or stewed, c. Sow 

 about the middle of March, and end of April, in 

 trenches, four feet, or more, asunder, a foot wide, 

 and six inches deep. Drop the seed (which will be 

 near a month coming up) a few inches asunder, and 

 thin them at last to the distance of from three to four 

 feet, They must be watered in a dry time. Those 

 plants that are drawn may be taken up with balls of 

 earth about them, and planted in trenched rows as 

 celery, at the above distance, and the rows five feet 

 from one another. The leaves only of this plant are 

 used, after they are blanched; which is done by 

 earthing two thirds of their length up, when about 

 three or four feet high, tying neat hay-bands first 

 close round them, to within a foot of the top; i. e. 

 blanch when they are full grown, in 4ugust and 

 ?pt&nbcr, and in about six weeks they will be fit 

 In these months it will be well to water 

 them regularly in dry weather, to prevent their 



