GARDEN YARD ^"^ 



the same culture as parsley, and is easy to grow 

 in cool, moist soil in spring or fall. It does not 

 thrive weU in our hot summers, but with very 

 little protection from cold-frames or even from 

 brush, it can be carried safely through the winter, 

 if the weather is not very severe. The curly- 

 leaved variety is the most popular, whether 

 used as garnishing or seasoning. The salad 

 chervil grows nearly two feet high when it 

 reaches full maturity, but the young foliage is 

 the most prized. It will give leaves for cutting 

 in six or eight weeks after the seed is sown. 



CELERY. 



All garden or field crops are divided into two 

 classes, those whose seeds are sown where the 

 crop is to grow; and those whose seeds must be 

 planted in special conditions, such as seed-beds, 

 hot-beds or forcing houses. Celery is always a 

 seed-bed crop, and occasionally a hot-bed or 

 forcing-house crop, according to the time when 

 the grower wishes it to mature. It requires a 

 cool, rich, very moist soil, in excellent tilth, 

 where surface tillage is maintained throughout 

 the whole season. Although good celery may 

 be grown on uplands by means of extra care and 

 attention, it usually grows best in rich, moist, 

 bottom lands. Reclaimed marshes, whose soil 



