CELERY. Ill 



and delicate in quality. Wlien growiji on a rich soil, 

 the leaves spread more than some of the other kinds. 



Eaely Eefuet is an earlier variety, ripening a 

 few days in advance of the Early Paris. It does 

 not require so much room, as it is of dwarfish habits, 

 but it forms a solid white head of first-rate quality. 



Half-Eaely Paeis is a popular kind, maturing 

 later than either of the above. We have grown it 

 as a late variety, with good success, both in the gar- 

 den and field. 



Walcheeen is better suited for late than for 

 early planting. The heads are generally uniform in 

 size and compactness, and of very good quality. 



The same kinds of insects that injure Cabbage 

 also damage Cauliflower. Last season this crop suf- 

 fered more fi'om the ravages of the Pieris rapm 

 than the late Cabbages. I have seen thousands of 

 half-grown Cauliflowers rendered worthless from 

 club-root. The cut-worm Agrotis devastator de- 

 stroys the Cauliflower as well as Cabbage-plants. 

 The best remedy is, to search for them and kill them 

 with the thumb and finger. We saved twenty thou- 

 sand Cabbages one season by this method. 



When Cauliflowers are planted in the open field 

 in April, the crop will mature in time to plant Celery 

 in July or Spinach in September. 



CELEEY. 



Ajpium graveolens. 



Market-gardeners in the vicinity of New York 

 always plant Celery as a second crop, following Early 



