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KITCFIEN GARDEN. 



heading must have the heads shaded by breaking the 

 larg-e leaves over them. 



CELERY. 



This is a proper time to transplant celer3^ Dig 

 (in good light earth) trenches a foot broad, eight 

 inches deep, and about three or four feet apart — -lay 

 the earth on each side of the trench equally — put a 

 couple of inches of rotten :2ang in the bottom of the 

 trenches— dig it six inches deep ; then place the 

 plants upright in the middle of the trepche^, six 

 inches asunder — take the best plants and trim off 

 straggling leaves, and the end of the roots. Earth 

 up celery that has been planted into trenches, break- 

 ing the earth fine, and laying it to the plants equally 

 en each side, being careful not to bury the hearts. 



TURjYIPS. 



For an early fall crop, sow turnips this month, in 

 moist weather, on an open situation, well dug ; sow 

 the seed evenly, not too thick ; rake it regularly into 

 the earth. Two or three ounces will sow about six- 

 teen poles of ground. 



GARLIC, SHALLOTS, ROCHAMBOLE, 



When the leaves of these plants begin to wither, 

 pull up the roots and put them to dry in a shady place, 

 for a week or ten days. 



ONIONS. 



Pull onions wheii the leaves wither — pull them 

 in dry weather, and leave to each onion about four 

 inches of stalk ; spread them on clean dry ground 

 to harden, for ten or fifteen days, turning them about 

 three times a week — from thence take them to a dry 

 room and spread them on the floor, first cleaning 

 them from earth and outer skins that are loose — 

 leave the windows open in dry weather three or fouf 



