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doors. Another method recommended by Mr. Hender- 

 son in the AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST is, to set up 

 boards on edge in the cellar, nine inches wide and as 

 high as the plants are tall. A few inches of soil being 

 placed at the bottom, the celery is set in this board 

 trench the same as in that in the ground. At nine 

 inches from the first, other boards are set up in the same 

 manner, and so on. 



In regard to varieties, I have had the best success with 

 the Dwarf White and the Dwarf Crimson. The Boston 

 Market has a more spreading habit and throws up nu- 

 merous side shoots or suckers, which, when well grown 

 and blanched, are very crisp and toothsome. There are 

 those who still prefer the larger varieties known by dif- 

 ferent names, such as Giant, Superb, Leviathan, etc. 

 Unquestionably in this climate the dwarf varieties, as a 

 rule, are more easily grown and more likely to give satis- 

 faction. 



CELERIAC, OB TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. 



Celeriac is a variety of celery, but much hardier, and 

 having a less erect growth, the plants forming a bul- 

 bous enlargement; hence the name Turnip-Rooted. Its 

 cultivation is extending in this country, and when well 

 grown it is certainly a delicious vegetable. We have 

 hardly yet learned how to grow it to perfection. The 

 cultivation is in many respects similar to that required 

 for celery, but it is not necessary to have the rows so far 

 apart, as no earthing up is required. Set out the plants 

 in rows thirty inches apart, and a foot apart in the row. 

 The land can not be too rich or mellow, or the cultiva- 

 tion too thorough. The plants are inclined to throw up 

 suckers. These should be removed as soon as they start; 

 otherwise these suckers will check the tendency of the 



