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Root Crops 



germinate as those of celery it is advisable to start in a 

 seed-bed and transplant. The plants are allowed 6 or 8 

 inches in the row, and the rows may stand at 12 to 20 

 inches. The roots may be stored in winter as are other 

 roots. 



For a botanical account of celeriac, see page 139. 



TURNIP-ROOTED or TUBEROUS CHERVIL 



102. Skirret fruits, or 

 "seeds" (X 6). See 

 page 195. 



The chervil is a small-rooted plant, 

 carrot and of similar 

 utility, but that the 

 roots are gray or 

 nearly black and of 

 different flavor. The 

 roots, which are 4 or 

 5 inches long, mature 

 in 4 to 6 months after 

 germination. The seed does not germi- 

 nate well if kept dry over winter. It is 

 therefore sown in August or September, 

 although it usually does not germinate 

 until spring ; or the seed may be stratified 

 when ripe and thus kept for spring sow- 

 ing. Otherwise the culture is like that for 

 carrot. It matures in early summer, but 

 improves by remaining in the ground. It 

 is little known in America. Apparently 

 the seed of salad chervil (page 124) is 

 sometimes sold for this plant. 



something like 



Tuberous or turnip-rooted chervil is Chaerophyllum bulbo- 

 sum, Linn. Sp. PI. 258, native in Europe. It is an upright 



