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leaves or litter of some sort. Northern growers who wish to 

 adopt this method, may have to vary it in some respects to 

 suit the circumstances. 



VARIETIES. 



There is more difference in quality between different lots of the 

 same variety when grown under different conditions and differently 

 Ay^ managed, than there is between different 

 varieties grown exactly alike and at the 

 same time. As I grow it year after 

 year, forcing rapid succulent growth 

 by the free use of nitrogenous fertil- 

 izers, especially of composted hen 

 manure and nitrate of soda. I have 

 celery in perfection — white as snow 

 or yellow as gold, brittle as glass, and 

 sweet as a nut. But it is always at its 

 best when freshly dug from the bed. 

 Early celery after it has been shipped 



Golden Heart. 



long distances, and 



lying about exposed to 



the air on the sidewalk _ , , ^ ,-^, . . 



. r ^ c Golden Self-BIanching. 



m front of grocery 



stores, is not to my taste. The self-bleaching celeries need 

 higher culture than the common sorts, otherwise they are lia- 

 ble to be more dwarf than desirable. Their flavor and appear- 

 ance may be improved by board or earth blanching same as 

 other celeries, but they can be made fit for the table by mere 



