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first runner bud, which causes them to grow more stocky 

 and become more fruitful plants. Keep them clear of 

 weeds, and give plenty of water in warm dry weather. 

 We would suggest whether it would not be advanta- 

 geous to grow the cucumber in a little concavity or 

 hollow, as water could then be effectively applied in 

 warm weather. Give water at any time of the day if 

 necessary. Cobbett ridicules the idea of impregnating 

 the female blossom with the male, and he is sometimes 

 right; though it is a practice followed by many of the 

 best English gardeners. 



CELERY — Celeri. 



Sow about the middle of April, in a rich, moist soil; 

 if not rich, make it so by mixing in fresh vegetable 

 mould or short well rotted manure. Dig deep, and rake 

 it fine and smooth. Sow the seed liberally all over the 

 surface, and beat the bed evenly and firmly with a clean 

 spade; then sift on a covering of a quarter of an inch 

 of earth, and it will vegetate as soon as cabbage seed. 



The following directions for its after culture, are 

 given by Mr. Fessenden in his "New American Gar- 

 dener." 



"When either the plants left in the seed-bed, or those 

 removed, are from six to twelve inches high, or when 

 the latter have acquired a stocky growth, by four or five 

 week's nurture in the intermediate bed, transplant them 

 into trenches for blanching. For this purpose allot an 

 open compartment. Mark out the trenches a foot wide, 

 and from three to three and a half distant; dig out 

 each trench lengthwise ten or twelve inches in width, 

 and a light spit deep, that is, six or eight inches. Lay 

 the earth dug out equally on each side of the trench; 

 put about three inches of very rotten dung into the 

 trench, then pare the sides, and dig the dung and pa- 

 rings with an inch or two of the loose mould at the 

 bottom. 



Trim the tops and roots of the plants, and then set 

 them in single rows along the middle of each trench, 

 allowing four or five inches distance from plant to plant. 



