THE CULINARY GARDEN. 



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should be performed with a narrow hoe, which will not only 

 destroy the weeds, but, by stirring up the surface, will con- 

 ti'ibute much to the growth of the crop. At the same time, 

 thin out the crop to the distance of from three to four or five 

 inches, according to the sorts. 



Where young onions are in constant demand, it will be 

 better to reserve a crop unthinned for that purpose, observing 

 to thin thom regularly as they are used, leaving a sufficiency 

 of the strongest plants for a general crop. The oftener that the 

 crops of onions are stirred up with the hoe in dry weather, the 

 better will they bulb, particularly in stiff soils, 



TRANSPLANTED ONIONS. 



The onions transplanted last month will require to be gone 

 over with the hoe, and the surface stirred among them. Any 

 of them that appear shooting into seed should have their heart- 

 buds picked out, as has been previously directed for winter- 

 onions, that have not been transplanted, 



PRICK OUT AND PLANT CELERY. 



Prick out from the seed-bed some of the celery-plants sown 

 in March. Dig for this purpose one or more beds of light 

 rich earth, and rake them even ; then draw out of the seed- 

 bed some plants in a thinning manner, and prick them into the 

 other beds, three to four or five inches distant : give directly a 

 moderate watering, and repeat it occasionally till the plants 

 get fresh root, and, being thus planted, they are to remain to 

 nurse a month, or five or six weeks, to acquire proper strength ; 

 then to be transplanted finally into trenches to remain for 

 blanching, by earthing up as they advance in gi'owth. Plant 

 out the strongest celery-plants of former sowings. Choose a 

 sheltered spot, or warm border ; a few need only be planted at 

 this time for tfte kitchen use, as they v/ill be apt to ,run to 

 seed. The trenches need not be deep, six inches being suffi- 

 cient ; if room be scarce, plant between rows of early peas on 

 a south border. 



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