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any of the cos kinds, are most suitable for this purpose, their not 

 being subject to spread, like the heading sorts. 



Small Sallading. 



Small sallading, such as cresses, mustard, radish, rape, and tur- 

 nep, &c. should, when a constant supply is wanted, be sown once a 

 week or fortnight, in a warm border ; observing to draw some flat 

 shallow drills, three inches asunder ; sow the seeds therein, each 

 sort separate, and cover them lightly with fine earth. 



For the particular method of sowing and treating these seeds, see 

 the work of last month, page 118. 



If these young herbs, or any other of your early advancing crops, 

 such as peas, beans, Sec. are attacked with a hoarfrost appearing en 

 them in the morning, and that a sunny day is likely to follow, let 

 them be watered before the sun shines on them, with spring or 

 pump water, to wash and melt it off, which will prevent their 

 turning back and spoiling. 



Celery. 



If celery was not sown last month, let some seed be sown the 

 beginning of this, to plant out in May, Sec, for an early crop ; sow 

 some more of the same seed about the middle, or towards the latter 

 end, for a succession crop. The seed should be sown in a bed or 

 border of mellow rich earth, sowing it on the surface moderately 

 thick, and cover it in lightly with fine mould, not more than a 

 quarter of an inch ; or you may rake it in with a light and even 

 hand. Water the bed frequently in dry weather. 



Let it be observed, that there are two sorts of celery ; one known 

 by the name of Italian or upright celery ; the other called celeriac, 

 or turnep-rooted celery. The first is that which is commonly cul- 

 tivated for the general crops, and of which there are- several varie- 

 ties, viz. common upright celery with hallow stalks, solid-stalked cele- 

 ry; red-stalked solid celery, 8cc. either of which being raised from seed 

 sown as above, is afterwards planted in trenches for blanching their 

 stalks, which are the principal useful parts j but the celeriac is gene- 

 rally cultivated for its swelling bottom part; and being planted 

 either on level ground, or in shallow drills, the roots of it swell like 

 a turnep. See ^ftril, May, June, Sec. 



Broccoli. 



Sow broccoli for early crops, Sec. to come in for use in October, 

 November, and December, Sec. 



Choose seed of the early purple, and some of the cauliflower 

 broccoli ; sow a little of each kind about the middle, or latter end of 

 the month, in an open bed of rich earth, and rake them in : when the 

 plants come up, manage them as directed in May, June, and July. 



