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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



growth of the fungus. The fungus 

 usually appears in this section about 

 the first of July, and at the approach 

 of cool weather, which usually comes 

 on in September, the fungus gradually 

 disappears. ^Yhen fresh the conidia 

 germinate I'eadily in three hours, by 

 sending out a delicate, colorless thread 

 from each cell. So long as the celery 

 leaves ai-e kept dry, but few of the con- 

 idia germinate, but if the leaves are 

 frequently moistened, the fungus quick- 

 ly destroys them. 



Celeiy protected from the direct rays 

 of the sun, either by natural means, as 

 planting under trees, or by screens made 

 for the purpose, is rarely attacked by 

 the parasite. 



In preparing celery for the table, we 

 save the outer stalks not sufficiently 

 blanched to be eaten raw. Clean them 

 and cut them into pieces half an inch 

 long. Stew them in water until ten- 

 der ; di'ain off the water, add butter, a 

 little floui", and sufficient milk to make 

 a sauce to cover the celery ; season 

 with salt and pepper, heat to boiling 

 and serve. 



HOW TO GROW ONIONS. 



On my farm I keep a heavy stock of 

 pigs and sheep, and make a large quan- 

 tity of rich manure. By this I mean, 

 that the pigs and sheep are fed on malt 

 sprouts and other food, particulai'ly rich 

 in nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash. 

 Notwithstandins: this fact, I find great 

 advaiitage from using, in addition to 

 the farm manure, a liberal dressing of 

 sui)erphosphate and nitrate of soda. I 

 am not a business man, or I should 

 probably keep these facts to myself, 

 and let some men, whom I have in my 

 mind, go floundering in their ignorance 

 and prejudice. It would serve them 

 right. They think they know all about 

 manures, when in fact they know no- 

 thing. They put on some commercial 



manures costing one hundred dollars 

 per acre, when they could get the same 

 eflfect for less than half the money. 

 Market gardeners sow from one to two 

 tons of commercial manure per acre, 

 costing fifty dollars per ton. They 

 think that it pays. I do not deny it. 

 I only claim that they ai'e working in 

 the dark. It might have paid the 

 Chinaman to set fire to the sty, when 

 he wanted roasted pig. But we have 

 discovei'ed cheaper and better methods 

 of preparing food for the table. And 

 w^e have discovered cheaper methods of 

 manuring our land, than applying one 

 hundred dollars worth of commercial 

 manure per acre. Try this experiment 

 the coming spring. Get two tons of 

 " blood and bone fertilizer," costing one 

 hundred dollars. Sow it broadcast on 

 an aci'e of land prepared for onions. 

 On an adjoining acre, sow at the same 

 time : 



500 lbs. superphosphate, at li cent per lb. §7 50 

 60L- lbs. nitrate of soda, at 2^ cents per lb. 15 00 



8-22 50 



If it does not produce as great a growth 

 of onions as the two tons of raw bone 

 manure, I am greatly mistaken. On 

 my own farm we sow the nitrate two or 

 three times during the growth of the 

 onions. I never saw a finer growth of 

 onions than we had last year and pro- 

 duced in the above way. There was not 

 a scallion in a hundred thousand. — 

 Joseph Harris, in American Agricul- 

 turist /or Jan. 



Apples. — Those who are fortunate 

 enough to hold choice long keepers can 

 make long prices, sales having taken 

 place during the week of russets and 

 spies at $5.00 to $6.00 per bbl. Less 

 desirable kinds ranging all the way 

 from $2.50 to $4.00 per bbl. Stocks 

 of finest assortment are small and in 

 few hands, and prices are bound to be 

 well maintained. — Montreal Produce 

 Bulletin, May 19th. 



