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of course, 9 in a square foot. They are so very 

 small, that this must be carefully done ; and they 

 should be gently watered once, and shaded 2 days. 

 A bed 10 feet long, and 4 wide will contain 360 

 plants ; and, if they be well cultwattd y they are 

 more than any common-sized family can want 

 from November till May. In this bed the plants 

 stand till the middle of July, or thereabouts, when 

 they are to go out into trenches. Make the 

 trenches a foot deep and a foot wide, and put 

 them not less than Jive feet asunder. The 

 ground that you make the trenches in should not 

 be fresh dug ; but be in a solid state % which very 

 conveniently maybe ; for Celery comes on just as 

 the Peas and early Cabbages and Cauliflowers 

 have gone off. Lay the earth that you take out 

 in the middle of the space between the trenches, 

 so that it may not be washed into them by the 

 heavy rains ; for it will, in such case, cover the 

 hearts of the plants, and will go very nearly to 

 destroy them. When you have made your 

 trench, put along it some good rich compost ma- 

 nure, partly consisting of wood ashes. Not dung ; 

 or, at least, not dung fresh from the yard ; for, 

 if you use that, the celery will be rank and fiifiy, 

 and will not keep nearly so long or so well. Dig 

 this manure in, and break all the earth very fine 

 as you go. Then take up your plants, and trim 

 off the long roots. You will find, that every 

 plant has offsets to it, coming up by the side of 

 the main stem. Pull all these off, and leave only 

 the single stem. Cut the leaves off so as to 

 leave the whole plant about six inches long. 

 Plant them, six inches apart, and fix them, in 

 the manner so minutely dwelt on under the arti,- 



