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Carrots and Parsneps. 



Carrots may now be sown for a full crop ; but in order to have 

 tolerable sized roots in some reasonable time in summer, let the 

 seed be sown the beginning of the month. 



Where, however, a supply of young carrots are required, it is 

 proper to perform three different sowings this month ; the first, in 

 the beginning, the second, about the middle, and the third, towards 

 the latter end. 



Parsneps may also be sown in the beginning or middle of this 

 month ; but if later, the crop will not succeed well, at least not to 

 have large swelling roots in full perfection. 



For the method of sowing both carrots and parsneps, see page 

 182. 



Note. There are several varieties, of the garden carrot ; differ- 

 ing in the colour of their roots ; such as the orange, white, yellow, 

 and dark red. These variations may be continued, by taking care 

 not to mix them together iu the same garden. There is another 

 variety called the horn-carrot, differing in the form of its root, the 

 lower part terminating in a round, abrupt manner, and not tapering 

 off gradually, like the others ; this is the earliest sort, is of an 

 orange colour, and very delicious ; and should always be sown for 

 a first crop. The long orange carrot, is the best for a principal 

 crop. They all delight and thrive, in a deep, rich, sandy loam. 



Celery. 



The young celery plants, arising from the seed sown in February 

 or March, for an early crop, will be fit to prick out now, some in the 

 beginning, and others towards the middle or latter end of the 

 month, into a nursery-bed of rich light earth, or in a hot'bed, to 

 forward them still more. 



Prepare a spot of ground, form it into three or four feet wide 

 beds, and rake the surface smooth ; then thin out a quantity of the 

 best plants from the seed-bed, and plant them into the above, at 

 about three inches distance ; or you may prick some of the earliest 

 into a moderate hot-bed to forward them ; give a gentle watering, 

 and repeat it occasionally till the plants have taken fresh root. 

 They should remain in these beds a month or five weeks, to get 

 strength before they are planted out finally into the trenches. 



As these early-sown plants, after they become fit for use, will 

 not continue loag before they run up for seed, there should not be 

 more of them raised or planted out, than are necessary for an early 

 supply. 



Sow some celery-seed in the first or second week of this month, 

 to raise plants for a general crop, and to succeed those which were 

 sown in March. 



Dig for this purpose, a bed of rich light earth, and make the sur- 

 face even ; sow the seed thereon tolerably thick, and rake it in 

 lightly ; in dry weather give frequent moderate waterings, both be- 



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