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Continue it good, you Hiould have, 

 ^t leaft; fix or fevea different Sea- 

 fons of planting j fo that if it be 

 only intended to fupply a Family, 

 there need not be much planted at 

 each Time j but this mull be pro- 

 portion'd according to the Quan- 

 tity requir'd. 



The other Sort of Celeri, which 

 is commonly cali'd Celeriack, is to 

 be manag'd in the lame Manner as 

 is directed for the Italian Celeri^ 

 but fhould not be planted in Drills, 

 but upon the level Ground, at 

 three Feet Diflance Rov/ from 

 Row, and eight Inches afunder in 

 the Rows J for thefe Plants do 

 not grow in Height as the Italian 

 Sort doth, but fpread more j the 

 Excellency of this Sort is in the 

 Bignefs of the Root, which in a 

 good Soil will grow as large as a 

 midling Turnip, and is very tender 

 and fweet. Thefc Plants therefore 

 do not require much earthing up, 

 but the Weeds muft not be fuffered 

 to grow amongft them ^ and if the 

 Seafon is very dry it will be pro- 

 per to water 'em. This Sort will 

 not be fit for Ufe fo ibon as the 

 Italian, but being much hardier, 

 will endure the Winter, and come 

 later in the Spring, by which means 

 you may continue this Plant for 

 Ufe almoft two Months longer than 

 is ordinarily done, and, withfome 

 Care, it may be continued good" 

 through moft Part of the Year. 



The beft Method to fave this 

 Seed, is to make choice of fome 

 long good Roots of Celeri that have 

 not been too much blanch'd, and 

 plant them out at about a Foot 

 aiiinder in a moift Soil, early in the 

 Springs and when they run up to 

 Seed, keep them fupported with 

 Stakes, to prevent their being broke 

 down with the Wind : And in July, 

 when this Seed begins to be form'd, 



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if the Seafon fhould prove very dry,' 

 it will be proper to give it a little 

 Water, which will greatly help its 

 producing good Seeds. In Atigufi. 

 thefe Seeds will be ripe 5 at which 

 Time it fhould be cut up, in a dry 

 Time, and fpread upon Cloths ia 

 the Sun to dry ; then beat out the 

 Seeds, and preferve it dry in Bags 

 for Ufe. 



CELTIS i the Lote, or Nettle^ 

 tree. 



The Characiers are j 



The Leaves are fomewhat like thofe 

 of the Nettle : The Flowers conffi of 

 five Leaves, ivhich are expanded in 

 Torm of a> Rofe, containing many 

 floort Stamina {or Threads) in the. 

 Bofom : The Trait grotvsfmgle in the 

 Bofo?n of its LeaveSi which is A 

 roundifl) Berry. 



The Species are ; 



1 . Celtis i fruciu obfcure fur* 

 purafcente. Tourn, The dark pur- 

 plifh-fruited Lote or Nettle-tree. 



2. Celtis ,• fruciu nigricante* 

 Tourn, The Nettle-tree, with black 

 Fruit. 



3 . Celtis ; fruciu luteo ampliorL 

 The Nettle-tree, with large yeliov/ 

 Fruit. 



The firfl of thefe Trees was 

 originally brought from Virgi?iia, 

 but is found to thrive very well 

 in our Climate ; there being leverai 

 large Trees of this' Kind in the 

 Gardens of curious Planters, but 

 particularly one in the Garden 

 which formerly belong 'd to fohn 

 Tradefcant at South-Latnbeth near 

 Vaux-Hall in Surrey, and another in 

 the Vhyfick-Garden at Chelfea, both 

 which are large Trees, and the 

 latter produces ripe Fruit annually, 

 from whence feveral young Trees 

 have been rais'd. The iecond Sort, 

 tho' a Native of Europe, yet is lefs 

 common in England than the for- 

 mer, and only to be fecn in fome 

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