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vation of celery, the same seed-bed will afford two or three dis- 

 tinct prickings. When the plants are five or six inches high they 

 are fit for removal to level ground, where they are to remain, 

 and in drills two feet asunder and eight inches apart along the 

 drills. The only after-culture required is to earth them up to a 

 height of about three inches, watering them plentifully at least 

 every other evening, if the weather be dry, and keep them frea 

 from weeds. 



Chickory^ cr Succory^ (chicoree sauvage a cafe,) from France, 

 principally cultivated for use in salads, and for its roots to roast 

 for mixing with coifee. Like endive, for the main crop, it re- 

 quires a rich light soil; and for earlier sowings a moAster one, 

 having in every instance an open situation. Although a peren- 

 nial, it must be sown annually, as after being cut from two to 

 three times the leaves become bitter and worthless. The periods 

 of sowing may correspond with those of the flowering of our 

 orchard fruits. Sow moderately thick, in the same manner as 

 endive. When the plants begin to cover the ground, thin to nine 

 inches apart, and those removed plant out at similar dis<^ances. 

 If the leaves grow very luxuriant and shade the roots much, they 

 must be cut oif within an inch of the ground. In about four 

 months after the sowing let the leaves of the plant be trimmed 

 away so as not to injure their hearts, and then «over over thick 

 with long litter, ashes or sand. By this treatment those fresh 

 leaves which are produced become blanched and crisp, and lose 

 their bitterness. Water must be given moderately in dry weather 

 during the season. If the roots are vigorous they will bear cut- 

 ting two or three times, after which they are unproductive. 



A variety, which the French call chicoree sauvage a cafe^ has 

 long fleshy roots like the white carrot which are used for making 

 coffee. In the middle and southern States the roots may remain 

 in the ground during winter without injury from frost. 



FLANTS, THE LEAVES OF WHICH ARE CHIEFLY USED FOR SALADS, 

 POTAGE, ETC. 



Early York cabbage, from England, already known to Americas 

 cultivators. 



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