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H0CK1NGS' GARDEN MANUAL. 



A few cauliflowers may be preserved for some 

 time after the crops are over, by attention to the fol- 

 lowing directions : — Select what may be required for 

 this purpose a day or two before they are quite ready. 

 Pull the plants up by the roots, and tie the tops of the 

 leaves loosely together, then place them in a cool shed 

 amongst damp sand or sandy soil, and they will keep 

 quite fresh for several weeks. 



CELERY. 



The Red Solid and White Solid are grown under 

 various names. The red is considered more hardy, 

 and the white is valued for its crispness and delicacy. 



A deep, rich, vegetable mould, in a moist situation, 

 is that best suited for celery. In a light rich soil, in 

 a shady situation, mark off a seed bed in January. 

 Having freely watered, sow the seed thinly broadcast, 

 tread then in evenly, and, if the weather is dry, cover 

 lightly with sifted stable droppings or decomposed 

 manure. When the rough leaf is a little advanced, 

 prepare a bed by mixing two inches in depth of well 

 decomposed manure with about three inches of the soil ; 

 level the surface, water thoroughly, and a few hours 

 afterwards, in the evening, plant out the seedlings five 

 or six inches apart. The plants should be selected of 

 an equal size ; and another bed may be pricked out a 

 month later for a succession. 



Final Planting : At five feet apart from centre 

 to centre throw out trenches a foot broad and a foot 

 deep. At the bottom lay four inches of well rotted 

 manure, and mix it well with the soil at the bottom. 

 The Americans recommend a dressing of salt. Give 

 the whole a thorough good soaking of water ; and, if 

 the seed bed be dry, water it also a few hours before 

 the seedlings are required, and raise up the plants 

 with a ball of earth by means of a trowel ; plant then 

 in the centre of the trench at twelve inches a pari, and 



