Celery. 



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in from the alleys. Two men are required to do this work 

 properly, one at each end. When the space is full, each man 

 takes the boards by the handles, and by pressing them upon 

 the soil they are easily lifted out and placed between the next 



Cross-section showing Method of Earthing-up Celery 

 on Broad Beds. 



two rows. After soil has been thus placed between all the 

 rows, it is brought close up to and between the plants by hand, 

 more soil being added as necessary. The plants standing 

 together so compactly makes it convenient to give protection 

 from heavy rains or severe frost, whilst the alleys, being now 

 lower than the roots of the plants, drain off all surplus moisture 

 and thus help to prevent decay. 



In the French garden the Celery is planted on beds of rich 

 mould composed largely, and sometimes entirely, of thoroughly 

 decayed manure; in fact, the earliest crop, generally of the 

 variety known as Paris Golden, is planted on the hot-beds 

 (now cold) which are the first to be*cleared of early salad crops. 

 This is usually about the first or second week of June, which 

 would be considered late in an English garden, but under the 

 forcing influence of extremely rich soil and frequent heavy 

 waterings, this quickly maturing variety becomes ready for 

 use by the middle of August; it is planted lOin. apart in each 

 direction/"" Second and third plantings of suitable varieties are 

 made from the end of June to the middle of August; for these 

 the distances apart are generally about 1ft., though sometimes 

 they are planted at 15in. apart, with endive or other salad 



