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In ourla=!, vro ^avc n pnrticular notice of the "Mag- 

 azine of Harticulturc." Tlie fiist number of the 

 eixtli volume has since come to hand, and we extract 

 two articles from its pages, which we arc confident 

 will give our readers a favorable impre?fion of the abil- 

 ity and talent with which the woik is conducted. 

 THE CULTIVATION OF CELERY. 



ET J. W. nt'SSELI,. 



Ab good celery is always euro to meet with a ready 

 Eale in the market, and command a liberal price when 

 found there, I propose giving a few practical retn.-nUs 

 on the ncecseary treatment required, front the first 

 fowingof the teed in the spring, to the taking up ol 

 the root?, in the autumn, for use. In the firs: place, 

 be it remembered, that the writer of this doe? not 

 claim any greater knowledge than that poseeseeJ by 

 gardeners and others, who have had experience in the 

 cuitiv.;tion of celery; but as tliie article may meet the 

 eye of those pers:>niwho have not acquired the requi- 

 site knowledge, to grow it to perfection, it is probable 

 they may glean something from it, that may be of 

 some assistance to them. 



There are six or eight varieties of celery cultivated, 

 and all those who cidtivate it, have their favorite 

 kinds; nevertheless I will venture to rtcommend the 

 white solid, and the rose colored solid celery, to be 

 grown, either for the market or for family private uss. 

 The- scccnd week in April, if there is n cucumber 

 frame at work, prepare two or three shallow boxes, and 

 fill them with fine rich soil, and 6ow the seed on the 

 E\irface, with a liberal hand; then press it down pretty 

 50/id, with a piece of board, and cover it, lightly, with 

 very lino, sifted earth; this dom;, give the whole a gen- 

 tle watering, and place the boxes in the frame, close to 

 the front. 



When the plants make their appearance give them 

 air every day, if possible, by propping up the sasii, at 

 the front, w'here tlie bn.xes are [ilaceJ. As snon ns it 

 is perceived that the plants have the least tendency to 

 g ow un w-eak, ih^y must ho removed from the frame, 

 i.nmedi'ately to the open air. ehosiiig some v>e'.l shel- 

 tered spot. On the approach cf foul weather they may 

 be removed t) some ploce under cover, and taken out 

 again alter the uni'avorablc weather is over. If no 

 I'rimc, as spoken of, be at hand, sow the seed on a rich 

 moist piece of ground, the lact week in .April, in a 

 sheltered situation: the ground must be well enriched 

 for this purpose, and the older the manure is, the bet- 

 ter- J>ig it over, and rake the surface very fine and 

 e-.-en; then sow the seed pretty thick, on the sin face, 

 aalwith a clean spade beat it lightly down, nice and 

 e .en, and cover it over, about a quarter of an insh, 

 with fine soil. 



Ah soon as the plants are about two incaeshigh, they 

 should be transplanted into a nursery bed— but pre- 

 viius to this, the ground must be well nianuied and 

 d'agovi!r; then lay a board on the ground, in order to 

 %t'inJ upon, and sat the plants out in regu'ar order, at 

 Last three inches apart, plant from plant. S^me may 

 think this last process too much trouble; but I can as- 

 Fiire'iiU wha have such an idea that it is a process in- 

 disoensablv necessary, and the utili'.y nf it will_ be 

 presently seen When the plants are taken up from 

 the seed bed, before proceeding to transplant them, 

 do not forgst to rub ofl' all the side shoots, which, it 

 will be seen, are just making their appearanoo around 

 the base of the plants, ond cut o'X the ends of the 

 roots, if it is desired to produee lirat rate ce'.cy. 



Abiut the first or aeconl week of July the p.nn'.s 

 wiU ba ready for the final ple.nting out — their s'.rong, 

 robust apoearance, by th'S tim-, I imagine, will give 

 great enJouragatnnit to the grower, to go on and cn:l 

 this goal work: bat, on the c mtrary, if the plants had 

 not been removed froai the seed bed as before advised, 

 whit a miserable appear.aneo would they n>'v make; 

 80 mueh so, that thefltetms b.eing too weak to bear un 

 the toos, now that thev stand singly, they would Vp. 

 lilt upon the gr nmJ. When this is the ease, the rem- 

 edy is, to cut oir the tops, and leave three or lour na- 

 ked stems sticking up— a disgrace to any person who 

 has the least pretension to its c.iltivatinn. The p'anls 

 bein" 3 1 weak it will he fiun t noeeisary to shade them 

 fronTthe ann, through the ni'ddle of the tla?, fir soiie 

 time, until nature has made a fresh efl">rt, and the 

 plants start to ^:o v: not so with those thn! have been 

 tra'iiolanted; f->r by ronovingthem with n trowe', on 

 adamidav, tiey will scarce feel thechan.'e. Th's 

 is the ,'ainj— for wadst the others will requ'.iv sha l;ng 

 and n'ursiuj, t'eiewiU he making a rapid growth; 

 and however weU the fornaer plants ore nurs : 1, it is 

 rare that they evtr make such good hoods as tho.ie that 

 receive no check. 



If the cultivator has a peat mfadow, thot ia at no 

 time overflowed with water, he will t'nd it iho best 



situation of any fir the growth of celery: but as 

 there are but i'c-Wj comparatively speaking, who have 

 such facilities, the next best locotion would be where 

 the soil is deep and moist, with the sub-soil clay. — 

 One sure guide to go by is, always to prefer deep 

 moist soil, whatever the sub-soil moy be; (or it mat- 

 ters not, however rich the ground may be mode with 

 nannure; if there is a delicicncy of moisture, the 

 growth will bo Etintcd. 



In preparing the trenches for the final planting, if 

 the soil is deep, dig it out to the depth of eighteen 

 inches by fifteen inches in width; and the length as 

 far as is thought proper for the nniuher of plants; six 

 inches of the trench must be filled up with the best 

 old rotted manure ihst can be procured; as long straw 

 litter is not Fuitable, it should never be ufed. After 

 the manure has boon thrown into the trench, it should 

 be dug over, in order to mix the soil at the bottom of 

 the trench thoroughly with it; this done, cut a little 

 of the soil from each side of the trench, for the pur- 

 pose of covering it about an inch, and it will then be 

 ready for the plants, which should bo set out six or 

 eight inches apart, in a eiraight line down the centre. 



Keep the celery free front weeds, and earth a little, 

 at diflereut times, until the trench is nearly filled up; 

 then earth it up jio mure, until it is done for the lust 

 lime, which should be the first or second week of Sep- 

 tember, or sooner, if necessary. I have two reasons 

 for following this process. The first is, that the roots 

 of the plants are already covered as much as they 

 ought to be, if wp suppose the sun and air has any ef- 

 fect on them, or is of any benefit to them. My sec- 

 ond reason is, that the celery will mnko a stronger 

 growth, and will be very much superior, both in size 

 and qiutlity, to that which is earthed up every week or 

 ten days, as is generally done. Good celery ought to 

 be solid, thoroughly blanched ond of large size, and 

 perfectly clear of ony blemish, such os rust or canhcr. 

 Yours, J. W. Russrri. 



Moitiit Aubnrn, Camhriilge, Dec, lo39. 



Fi'om tfir. Mai^azinc of Iiorticultitrt. 



REVIEtV OF 



The Farm:r*s Covivanioii, or Essot/s on the princi- 

 ])les and Practicv of American Husbandry, tcilli 

 the address delircred before the Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Societies of Nae Haeen county, 

 Conn. Cy the late Hon. JftssE Bi'jx. 12 mo. 

 pp. 303. Boston, 1839. 



One great obstacle to a more rapid advancement of 

 agricuU.ue, in this country, has been the want of cor- 

 rect and practical information upon the subject. It 

 is true that, within the Inst few years, numerous og- 

 ricultural periodicals have sprung up, aird omong 

 them some of much merit, which have been valuable 

 aids in the ditVnsion of piactical knowledge. The 

 CulOrator, of which the much lamented author of 

 the Essoy, ot the head of this article was the origina- 

 tor and conductor, has been, above oil, signally instru- 

 mental in efl'eciing important changes in American 

 husbandry. To the practical knowledge avhich he 

 possesied he united sound theoretical information, 

 wiiich enabled him to impoit useful lessons to the 

 husbandinon. No writer, among the many who hove 

 cantributed to the instruction of the farming commu- 

 nity, has seented to take so broad and comprehensive 

 a view of the importance of ogriculttirc, as a moans of 

 enhancing the prosperity of the country, and the con- 

 dition of society, as Judge Bucl. His heart and saul 

 were enlisted in its cau'se; and he labored hard to dis- 

 seminate such information as tvould eradicate the old 

 and exploded method of farmin<r, and to introduce in- 

 its place, the modern ond more rational system, which 

 would be BO inlluential in producing the opposite re- 

 sults of the old system. He was aware that it was 

 an ardanis task. To coiphat the prejudices of those 

 who hod for years followed the same beaten track, ol- 

 moel determined to listen to nothing which was an in- 

 nov.ltion upon the o-iiablished practice, was no vain 

 work. But he made the attempt, and, it ia scarcely 

 necessary for us to say, with such remarkable success 

 ai to accomplish, the most unexpected results. One 

 of toe principal object3 for which he labored, was the 

 elevation of the agricultural lei'ofession. The idea 

 which has been so provoleat with many, that plough- 

 ing, and digging, and planting and •rathering, consii- 

 fi.e the .sole renuirenaents to practice farming success- 

 fidly, has tended to rank agriculture — the parent and 

 fostering mother of all nrta — so low, os to reniler the 

 occupation of a cultivator of the soil one of derision, 

 an 1 an employment from which hundreds have turned 

 away, to seek out other sources of business, which 

 they have imagined would confer more wealth and 

 r,>3poctability. <.'..-,_.j*^ * 



But the dissemination of better inlormntion hi 

 v.-ftkcned refliction upon the subject. If lejiicu 

 has laot been elevated to its proper place, it has ber 

 cause those who practice it hove not mode any ntte 

 to improve the art or enlighten their mindt — they 

 not gone into the principles of the science — they! 

 not pludied the unerring laws of nature, "which 

 such a controlling influence upon vegetation. PI 

 cal power has alone been deemed the important n 

 site, and science discarded altogether. Sut, ii 

 language of the author of the above work, we 



" There is a redeeming spirit obrood. The 1 

 qfEC-ienec ore beaming upon the ngricttllurol w 

 and dissipating the clouds of euperstitious ignori 

 vhich have so long shrouded it in darkness, 

 causes which have for some time been actively O] 

 ting to improve the condition of the other arte, ai 

 elevate the character of tho'se who conduct them 

 extending their influence to agriculture. A new 

 tiotter system of husbandry is coming into vfl 

 which hosbecn productive of great good, ond » 

 promises many new coinferts ond blessing to ouro 

 and children." 



We hove thus noticed some of the many impA 

 changes which have been made in our agriculture 

 ring the last eight or ten years, in a degree, we bel 

 through the influence of Judge Buel. Wc hai 

 ticipatcd still greater advanceni>->nt by the aid o 

 useful pen; but he has been suddenly token froi 

 by an ail-wise Providence, when his services wcr 

 coming of the greatest value, and we trust iha' 

 good precepts which he ailvanccd, and the exci 

 examiile which he set, may long exert thi ir bene 

 ctfects ttpon the agriculture of the co mtry. 



The present essay wos prepared by Judge Bu€ 

 a short period before his death, ond the lost shec 

 but just been issued from the presv, when the cor 

 nity was called upon to mourn his less. It avou 

 useless for us to occujiy etiocc with a simple revit 

 the work, as v/e could not do it ony justice in the \ 

 ed room we hove to spare. Kveiy farmer should 

 it — he should not only own it, but rend it^— he si 

 study it — it should be his text book, in all matte 

 laiing to furmini,; — and if it is not the means of 

 bly increasing the products of his form, it will I 

 cause the author's plain, practical and familiar It 

 have been disregarded. 



The essay is divided into twcr.ty-seven chapter 

 last of which treats on rural embellishment; or 

 this is subject which has received but little ottei 

 yspccioUy from farmers, wc cannot refrain froir 

 king some extieets from this chapter. It com 

 thus: — 



" There are few things better calculated to i 

 us to our homes, — where the social virtties love t- 

 gregate," and to dispense their blessings, thiyi rura 

 bellishments. This is true, whether we app 

 term to our neighborhood or individual abode, 

 public grounds about the great cities of the old i 

 nent, some of which comprise on area of five hu, 

 acres, are the theme of general admiration, the 

 tres of healthful exercise ond recreation, and the 

 CCS of high intellectual enjoyment. The lesser ; 

 and villages, even of our country, owe more of 

 charm ond interest to the trees and plants whicl 

 hellish their squares, street and .oyotrnds. in the ( 

 man of tostc, than to any ostenloiious show of 

 iind mortor— more to the beauties of nature th 

 the works of man. rs'oy, the highest efiiirts t 

 human intellect ore in voin ]nit in requisition ti 

 tnte the handiworks of the Crcotor. And whc 

 come down to the suburban residence, and even 

 unostentatious abode of the farmer, how are 

 beauties heightened, and thi'it value enhanced, 

 screen of ornamental trees, oied a well-kept gordi 

 It is a common opinion, that he who plonis 

 docs no; p-nnt for himself, but for posterity; th 

 will not cnj.iy their fruiter recline beneath theirs 

 but that those who follow him will reap the \. 

 of his labors. Judge Bucl has shown the fnl' 

 such reasoning, by relating his own exjiericncc o 

 subject. 



" Loudon tells us that in travelling from Slrasl 

 to Mun'ch, he passed through a continued oven 

 forest and fruit trees planted on b'.ilh sides i 

 highway for moie than one hundred miles, 

 that has passed through New Kngland, in sun 

 has not admired the beautifiil trees with which 

 in ineesure enshrouded? The gieat objecti 

 nlonting is, that one may not live to enjoy the fr 

 the shade of the trees whieih he plants. Such ! 

 jection is unworthy of the age, which should, 

 does not, have regard to the interests of the I 

 fomily and of posterity,— ond is, besides, ii 



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