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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
DANIELS' GIANT WHITE. 
“ I took four First Prizes with your 
Celery It measured four feet two inches 
long and sixteen inches round.”— Mr. W- 
SLATER, Rochester. 
Celery. 
Cultivation. — Few vegetables exhibit more prominently the features which result 
from good culture than does Celery. If it receives any check during its entire growth, the 
invariable result is that the produce becomes either stringy, or bolts, and indeed, not- 
infrequently both ; aud the latter sometimes happens at a very early date in tho Autumn. 
Too early sowing also causes the latter to happen sometimes, following very arid Summers ^ 
lienee it is not advisable to sow but sufficient for a few first rows when the earlier sowing 
has to be made. As regards the date of sowing, the grower must determine this according 
to tho date when the earlier supply is in demand. In some establishments it is required 
by tho beginning of September, or before ; though generally consumers like it to remain 
until cold nights and a little frost have given to iv less of that strong natural taste which 
it invariably has, at such times as the leaves are young, active, and in full growth. For 
the first crop sow in February, in pans, boxes, or upon a slight hotbed, if time and the 
opportunity exist to do the latter. So soon as the young plants, the produce of this sowing, 
becomo large enough for handling, prick them out thickly on to nursery beds formed upon 
a slight hotbed. Make auother suocessional sowing in March, and in a like manner, and as 
soon as the plants, the produce of such, are large enough, prick them out in turn, either 
upon a warm aspect, under handlights, or any kind of protection that may exist. Make 
yet another sowing, out of doors, on a warm sheltered site, and in a very rich mellow soil, 
about the last week in April. The produce of this sowing will form excellent late sticks, 
and may come in useful besides for soups, &c. When the plants assume fair proportions, 
trenches must bo prepared to finally plant them into. The trenches should be from nine to- 
twelve inches deep, and from fourteen to eighteen inches wide, according to the earliness- 
of planting, &c. Throw out the soil to this required size and depth, packing it up neatly 
on either side. Then procure, and dig in four or five inches of thoroughly decomposed rich 
manure ; turn this over, and knock it about, so as to mix it freely together, and proceed 
to plant the plants therein directly. The principal attention they will require for tho next 
month or two will consist of watering, &c., and both clear water and rich liquid manure 
should be given to them as frequently as it may be possible to do so. The earthing-up process- 
should commence early in July, or previously, when a very early supply is in domaod. WhcD 
it is in contemplation to proceed with this process, first go over all ilie plants, remove all the 
small leaves from around their base, and any young side or sucker shoots which are seen to- 
form ; then upon a fine dry day, chop down some of the soil from the sides of the trenches, 
breaking it up fine, and with the hands, aided by a trowel, place the soil in around the base- 
of each plant neatly with tho right hand, whilst each plant or stick is held firmly in position 
with the other. It is better to mould up at three successional times. Take care not to- 
press the soil too firmly around the hearts, and avoid letting crumbs of soil fall into the 
hearts of the plants beside, as if carelessness be permitted in either case, there will be great 
danger that the “ sticks ” will grow crooked, or become “ seated ” as it is commonly called. 
All successional crops must be earthed up in rotation, and at studied intervals apart, but each 
should, at the advent of Winter, have sufficient soil placed around to protect all from severe 
frosts. Daniels’ Golden Heart, Daniels’ Giant White, and Daniels’ Giant 
Red are the best, being extra selected stocks of superior merit. 
per pkt.— s. 
The largest grown, splendid colour, very 
The largest white in cultivation, very 
DANIELS’ GIANT RED. 
solid, and of fine flavour 
DANIELS’ GIANT WHITE 
solid, crisp, and of excellent flavour 
DANIELS’ GOLDEN HEART. An excellent, sturdy, dwarf variety, 
very quick-growing, solid, and of fine nutty flavour, and when blauched tho 
heart is of a pure yellow 
It b 
auclies well by s 
Major Clark’s Red 
Manchester Fine Red .. 
Sandringham Dwarf White 
Seymour’s Superb White 
Silver Plume, a fine white-leaved variety. 
up the plants with matting 
Sulham Prize Pink 
Williams’ Matchless Red’ 
Standard Bearer, an extra fine dwarf Red ... 
Wright’s Grove Red ... 
Wright’s Grove White 
New Apple-shaped Celeriac, or Turnip-rooted Celery 
6d. and 
3d. and 
3d. and 
3d. and 
mply tying 
fid. and 
3d. and 
3d. and 
Curled-leaved. Extra fine 
Mixed Red and White. 
Soup Celery 
Useful for Cottagers 
6d. and 
fid. and 
For soups 
6d. and 
... fid. and 
... 3d. and 
per lb. 2s. 
1 0 
1 0 
O 
0 
6 
6 
6- 
EVIDENCE OF QUALITY. 
“The Giant White Celery I had from you last yeav was excellent." — The Rev. Canon 
DROWN, The Rectory, Seaford. 
“ I took First Prize with your Giant White Celery.”— Mr. H. GWYNN, Bishopstoue. 
“ Your Giant White Celery is the best, we ever grew, aud people came from all parts of the- 
district to see it. They said it was the tenderest Celery they had ever eaten." — Mr. E. ODDY, 
Bradford. 
"I have received over fifty Prizes for Celery, Parsnip, Potatoes, &c., at Castleford aud several! 
other shows.”— Mr. G. ROSE, Pontefract. 
