THE 
GARDEN YARD 150 
the same culture as parsley, and is easy to grow 
in cool, moist soil in spring or fall. It does not 
thrive well 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 
