52 CELERY. 



watering, and let them be shaded until they strike root and 

 begin to grow. 



The main crops may be planted in the same way, but in 

 trenches four feet distant from each other, and an inch or 

 two further from plant to plant ; or in beds made in the fol- 

 lowing manner, which for the ease of preserving the plants 

 in winter, will be found extremely convenient, besides a 

 greater quantity can be raised on a given piece of ground. 



Lay out the ground into beds of four feet wide, whh alleys 

 between, of three feet ; dig the beds a spade deep, throwing 

 the earth on the alleys: when done, lay four or five inches 

 of good well-rotted dung all over the bottom of the beds, dig 

 and incorporate it with the loose earth, and cover the whole 

 with an inch or two of earth from the alleys ; plant four 

 rows in each bed at equal distances, and from six to eight 

 inches apart in the rows ; after which, give them a plentiful 

 watering, and shade them. 



The plants must be hoed occasionally, until grown of 

 sufficient size for earthing, which is done with the assistance 

 of boards, by laying them along the rows, to support the 

 leaves while you are putting in the earth from the alleys, 

 find removing them as you progress in the business. 



The earthing should never be done when the plants are 

 wet, as this is apt to make the Celery rusty, but should be 

 Informed gradually in fine weather as the plants progress 

 in growth, repeating the earthing every two weeks; at which 

 time care should be taken to gather up all the leaves neatly, 

 and not to bury the hearts of the plants. When they are 

 grown two feet high, and well blanched, they are fit for the 

 table. 



As Celery will grow three or four feet high in one season, 

 it will be necessary to delay the planting of that which is 

 intended for winter use until the latter end of July, but the 

 trenches should always be got ready soon enough to avoid 

 a serious drought, which often delays the plantings till too 

 late in the season. The blanching of Celery for winter use 

 may be delayed until October. 



