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iTiSHiXQ to cultivate some celery plants the present season, will 



11 please give some directions for so doing through, the columns 



the Farmer. J. B. U.— Linden, Ind. 



Celery requires a deep, rich soil, manured with well- 

 Dtted dung, and broken bones put into the trench we have 

 nmd to be very bene^/icial. The soil in which the seed is 



be sown must be very finely pulverized, as one ounce of 



ed will make many thousand plants. When about eight 

 iches hij^h. they may be transplanted to the trench, after 

 aving- their tops and roots trimmed. They require to be 

 loroun^hly watered when transplanted, and shaded by 

 oards from the sun, taking care to remove them at night- 



11, and so on until the plants become well started in their 

 localities. The trenches may be about a foot in width 

 id from fifteen to eighteen inches deep. Place three or 



ur inches of well-rotted manure in the bottom of each 

 ench. and also the same depth of good light loam, and 



ix thoroughly together. When the plants are about 

 "'teen inches high, commence earthing up. This requires 



re and patience. Take the stems in your left hand, and 



aw np the earth with the other hand, taking particular 

 ire not to let dirt fall into the crown of the plant, which 

 jures its taste and growth. 



Having fifteen or twenty dollars to spare, I would Uke to lay it 

 it to the best advantage in books on agriculture but do not know 

 lat ones to gv't, I should like to have some on practical as well 

 theoretical farming. "Will you have the kindness to name, in 

 ur next issue of the Farmer, a Ust of agricultural books and 

 uir cost that stand highest in your esteem? B. T. 'R.—Newhurgk, 

 . Y. 

 The above will be answered in our next. 



TTill you tell me what is the beat remedy against the bee-moth 

 has destroyed nearly all our hives in this section of the country. 

 W. Helm— Paris, Wisconsin. 



You will find your query answered on page 08 of the 

 4ABHER for 1851. 



vE a fine cow suffering from garget. I say garget, but 

 )t quite sure that that is the disease. She looks well, eats well, 

 ■ eyes are bright, as is also her hair, which lies smooth. Still, 

 e milk is stringy, and last year it nearly failed. Will you or 

 of your corresponpents be so kind as to inform me of a rem- 

 ty for the disease, and whether it is actually garget or not ? A 

 TBSCBIBEE — Gatcs, N. Y. 



HORTICULTURAL. 



Inarchikg Plum and Pear Trees. (G. M. B.) The 

 lum and pear trees, two to three inches in diameter, being 



icient of roots, which you have, may be inarched by 

 laming young trees of tlie respective kinds near them, 

 nd after they liave grown one season, you may then, early 



spring before the sap commences to circulate, cut out 

 ith a sharp knife from the old plant a portion of the bark 

 id the wood, so that when brought to the young plant, 



correspondclig cut out of it will exactly unite and fit. 

 'he whole ought to be bound with str.'ps of cloth which 

 ave been dipped into melted grafting wa.\-. As soon as 

 ley have firmly united, the top of the young plant should 

 e cut off, throwing all the top in the old plant. They 

 lay grow, but it can not be recommended to practice. 



Notitte at NtSn BoolsB, ^trioiiitals, &c. 



The NATrRAMZATio.v Laws of thu U.vited States, an'] also a 

 Synopsis of the Alien Laws of all the Statep, with forms for nat- 

 uralization. Rochfstor, N. Y.: D. M. Dkwey, Pulilisher. 

 This work has been laid on our table by the enterprising 

 publisher ; and upon inspection we find it to contain much 

 matter of general interest to all classes of citizens. It al- 

 so contains a table of the nativities of the foreign born 

 population of the United States, and many other topics, 

 which ill these times of excitement respecting our natu- 

 ralization laws, &c., render it necessary for all to have as 

 a matter of study and reference. Price per copy, 25 cts. 



ScHE.vcK's Gardener's Text Book: Containing 'practical diiec- 

 tions upon the Formation and Management of the Kitchen Gar- 

 den, &c. By P. A. SCHE.VCK. Boston : Jou.v P. Jewett & Co. 

 Cleveland, Ohio : Jewett, Pkoctor & WoktuingtO-V. 



The above fully explains the design of the work ; and 



after a careful inspection we cordially commend it to our 



readers as a useful and valuable handbook of gardening. 



Tue exds asd means of a LlBERAi. EDUCATION : An Inqugural 

 Address delivered July llth, 1854, by M. B. A-NDEkson, Pri si- 

 dent of the L'niversily of Rochester. Rochester, N. Y. : Wm. 

 N. Sage, Publisher. 



"We are indebted to the publisher for a copy of the above, 

 which is truly an able and eloquent production. The 

 claims of a liberal education, and the means by which it 

 may be acquired, are detailed with great force and origi- 

 nality. 



The Flower Garden, or Breck's Book of Flowers : In which 

 is described all the various hardy herbaceous perennials, annuals, 

 shrubby Jilants, and evergreens desirable for ornamental pur- 

 poses, with directions for their cultivation. Second thousand. 

 By Joseph Bkeck. Boston : J. P. Jewbtt & Co., No. 17 and 19 

 CornhiU. 



The above is well explained by its title, and it is gener- 

 ally recognized as a standard work. Simple and chaste in 

 style — plain in its directions — there is no work of its kind, 

 to our knowledge, which we should prefer as a text-book 

 and flower-garden companion. 



The American Frcit Book : a book for everybody. Twentieth 

 Thousand. By S. W. Cole. Boston : J. P. Jewett & Co. Cleve- 

 land, 0. : Jewett, Pkoctor & Wokthinton. 



The above contains directions for raising, propagating, 

 and managing fruit trees, shrubs and plants, with a de- 

 scription of the best varieties of fruit, including new and 

 valuable kinds. 



TnE Slave op the Lamp ; A posthumous Novel. Bv TVu. Nokth, 

 author of "Anti-Coningsby." New York : H. Lo'va .<cCo. For 

 sale by D. M. Dewey, No. 4, Arcade Hall, Rochester, N. Y. 

 A well written work, containing many fine passages ; — 

 but with some of the sentiments expressed by the hero of 

 the lamp we do not at all coincide. If this world is to be 

 made better, it is only by reference to the golden rule. Do 

 ye unto others as ye would they should do unto you ; and 

 each and every system of reform that is not based there- 

 upon will fail. 



Transactions of the Worcester Cocntt (Mass.) Agricoltc- 

 RAL Society. 



We have been favored by the attention of W. S. Lin- 

 coln, Esq., with this work. The volume is well got up 

 and very neatly printed, and the methods of cultivation 

 practiced by the competitors for premiums detailed at 

 length. 



