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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Pink Plume Celery. — Differs from the White Plume Celery- 

 only in being more or less rosy in the ribs. 



Winter Queen Celery. — Late, compact, easily blanched to a 



cream shade, with solid 

 fleshy ribs that are much 

 esteemed. 



Two other Celeries 

 cultivated in America are 

 Fin de Siecle and 

 Schumacher, vigorous, tall, 

 long-ribbed varieties, 

 much liked in some 

 localities. 



Soup Celery. — A 

 variety that has been very 

 little improved by cultiva- 

 tion, and is probably a 

 reversion towards the wild 

 state. It is hardy, and 

 produces an abundance 

 of erect-growing leaves. 

 Stalks hollow, rather thin, 

 tender, and brittle. The 



Soup Celery (-^ natural size). 



plant sends up great numbers of suckers, and is grown for its 

 leaves, which are cut, like Parsley, and is used in soups and for 

 seasoning. After being cut it produces new leaves. 



CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY 



French^ Celeri-rave. German, Knoll-Sellerie. Flemish and Dutch, Knoll-Selderij. 

 Danish^ Knold-Selleri. Italian, Sedano-rapa. Spanish, Apio-nabo. 



In this kind of Celery it is the root which has been developed 

 by cultivation, and not the leaf-stalks, which remain hollow and of 

 moderate size, while the flavour is so bitter that they are unfit for 

 table use. On the other hand, the root (which, even in the wild 

 plant, forms an enlargement of some size before it divides into 

 numerous rootlets) has been brought by cultivation to easily attain 

 the size of the fist, and often even double that size. The Turnip- 

 rooted Celery is an excellent vegetable, but, as its introduction into 

 cultivation is of comparatively recent date, it is not, as yet, very 

 commonly grown. It keeps well, and forms a valuable contribution 

 to the winter supply. 



Culture. — It is grown nearly in the same way as the Common 

 Celery, and, like it, requires good, rich, moist, mellow, and well- 

 manured soil. It is generally sown in a nursery-bed in March, and 

 planted out in May. The plants require no further attention than 



