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to be a foot or two more, to afford a fuffi- 

 ciency of foil for blanching with. 



The foil beft adapted to the production 

 of Celery, is a rich loam of a middling . 

 texture j and the fitted manure is a com- 

 pofition of ftable dung, and vegetable 

 earth ; but ftable dung alone, which is 

 pretty well reduced, w r ill do very well. 

 Light fandy loam well enriched with cow 

 dung, will alfo produce Celery in abun- 

 dance. Celery grow T s well, and arrives j to 

 a good fize, in peat-earth. 



In moulding up, a dry day is always to 

 be chofen, and too much is never to be 

 applied at a time, left the hearts of the 

 plants be covered, in which cafe they are 

 fure to rot, if damp weather enfue. Ce- 

 lery may be fuccefsfully preferred for 

 many months in fand, &c. in the fame 

 manner as carrots. See the preceding 

 fedion. 



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