Sept.] THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 479 
directed in page 430. Tie up the leaves of full grown endive for 
blanching as advised in page 461. 
Celery and Cardoons. 
Earth up celery as it advances in growth; but be careful to 
avoid covering the hearts of the plants; this work should always be 
done in a dry day; lay up the stalks neatly without injuring them, 
for if bruised they will become mouldy and be subject to~rot. 
If your crops of celery be scanty, and that you have got strong 
plants, you may about the first of this month plant them out in 
trenches. Should the season prove very favourable, this crop may 
succeed tolerably well. 
The cardoons will now be considerably advanced in growth, and 
consequently, should be earthed up regularly for blanching; as 
these plants spread considerably, they must be tied up neatly with 
bass strings, hay-bands, or willow twigs, &c. but not too close, so 
that the hearts may freely advance in growth; then gather the 
earth up all round each plant, first breaking it fine, and as you lay 
it up, pat it with the back of the spade, to make it keep its place 
and cast off the rain: as the plants progress in growth continue 
earthing them still higher, till well whitened and fit for use; on the 
approach of frost they may be protected as directed in November 
for celery, if not made use of before that time. 
Winter Cresses, Corn-Sallad and Chervil. 
Sow corn-sallad and winter cresses the beginning of this month, 
if not done in August, for winter and early spring use; let these be 
sown as directed in page 463. Likewise, sow a supply of chervil 
for soups and sallads; this may be sown in drills nine or ten inches 
asunder and covered about a quarter of an inch deep, or broad-cast 
and raked in. 
Small Sallading. 
Continue to sow, once every ten days, the different kinds of small 
sallading as directed in the preceding months. The seeds may 
now be sown in an open situation where the earth is light and rich, 
but what you sow towards the end of the month should have a 
warm exposure. 
Hoe Turneps. 
As your crops of turnep advance in growth, hoe and thin the 
plants to proper distances; let this be done in a dry day, cutting the 
weeds up clean with a sharp and middle sized hoe. For general 
directions see page 434. 
Solving Cabbage Seed. 
The proper period for sowing cabbage seed, in the middle states, 
to produce early summer cabbages, is between the sixth and tenth 
