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and when the Plants are come up, 

 they may be either tranfplanted into 

 a moift Soil, or hoed out, and left 

 fix or eight Inches afunder, where 

 they may remain for good. The 

 Seed of this Plant is one of the leffer 

 warm Seeds, and both that and the 

 Herb are ufed in Medicine. 



The Seeds cf the two Sorts of 

 Celery mould be fown at two or 

 three different times, the better to 

 continue it for Ufe through the 

 whole Seafon without running up 

 to Seed. The firfc Sowing mould 

 be in the Beginning of March, upon 

 a gentle Hot -bed ; the fecond may 

 be a Month after, which ought to 

 be in an open Spot of light Earth, 

 where it may enjoy the Benefit of 

 the Sun : the third time of Sowing 

 fhould be the Beginning of May, 

 which ought to be in a moift Soil ; 

 and if expofed to the morning Sun 

 only, it will be fo much the better ; 

 but it mould not be under the Drip 

 of Trees. 



In about three Weeks or a Month's 

 time after Sowing, the Seed will 

 come up, when you muft carefully 

 clear it from Weeds ; and if the Sea- 

 fon prove dry, you muft frequently 

 water it ; and in about a Month or 

 five Weeks after it is up, the Plants 

 will be fit to tranfplant: you muft 

 therefore prepare fome Beds of moift 

 rich Earth, in which you mould 

 prick th:fe young Plants, at about 

 three Inches fquare, that they may 

 grow ftrong : you muft alfo obferve, 

 in drawing thefe Plants out of the 

 Seed-beds, to thin them where they 

 grow too thick, leaving the fmall 

 Plants to get more Strength before 

 they are tranfplanted ; by which 

 means one and the fame Seed-bed 

 will afford three different Plantings, 

 which will accordingly fucceed each 

 otker for Ufe. 



You muft obferve, if the Seafon 

 proves dry, to keep it diligently 

 watered after it is tranfplanted, as 

 alfo to clear the Seed - beds from 

 Weeds ; and after every Drawing, 

 keep them duly watered, to encou- 

 rage the fmall Plants left therein. 



The Beginning of May foine of 

 the Plants of the firft Sowing will be 

 fit to tranfplant for Blanching ; 

 which, if poifible, mould be put in- 

 to a moift rich light Soil, upon which 

 this firft-planted Celery will often 

 grow to be twenty Inches long in 

 the clean blanch'd Parts, which up- 

 on a poor or dry Soil feldom rifes 

 to be ten Inches. 



The manner of tranfplanting it is 

 as fojlows : After having cleared the 

 Ground of Weeds, you muft dig a 

 Trench by a Line about ten Inches 

 wide, and four or five Inches deep, 

 loofening the Earth in the Bottom, 

 and laying it level'; and the Earth 

 that conies out of the Trench fhould 

 be equally laid on each Side of the 

 Trench, to be ready to draw in 

 again to earth the Celery as it ad- 

 vances in Height. Thefe Trenches 

 mould be made at three Feet Di- 

 ftance from each other ; then plant 

 your Plants in the Middle of the 

 Trench, at about four Inches Di- 

 ftance, in one ftrait Row, having 

 cut off the Tops of the long Leaves, 

 as alfo trimm'd their Roots, observ- 

 ing to clofe the Earth well to their 

 Roots, and to water them plentifully 

 until they have taken frefh Root ; 

 after which time it will be needlefs, 

 except in dry Soils, or very dry Sea- 

 fons : as thefe Plants advance in 

 Heigh:, you muft obferve to draw 

 the Earth on each Side clofe to them, 

 being careful not to bury their 

 Hearts, nor ever to do it but in dry 

 Weather, other wife the Plants will 

 rot. 



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