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salad, and is highly esteemed by tho cook for flavouring soupH, &o. It 

 i a valuable introduction, and we believe has but to be bolter known 



to bo more, widely cultivated. Tho troatment is exactly tho same as for 

 ordinary celery that is, it is to bo grown in well-manured trenches, or on 

 the flat, planted the usual distanoe apart, and supplied with water when 

 necessary, bul earthing-up or blanohing is not called for. When well 

 grown, the root attains tho size of a moderate Swede turnip, and some, 



Khi. DC). Coi-CHU'U.M Hl'KCIOHUM IN THIS WlSI.KY ( lAHDKN. 



particularly Prague Oeleriao and one or two other varieties of that typo, 

 arc almost as tree from rootlets as is tho turnip. Tho root in thoso 

 varieties is globular, even in slia|x\ and lias rootlets on the under Bide 

 only. The ' Tom Thumb ' variety is not worth growing, as it is so very 

 small and possesses no merit in llavour over other varieties. Where tho 

 gardener is expected to supply largo quantities of colory for flavouring 

 purposes, ho will find celeriac a great acquisition. 



