THE 
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HORTICULTURAL REGISTER, 
March 1st, 1835. 
HORTICULTURE. 
Article I.—REMARKS ON CELERY. 
EXTRACTED FROM THE JOURNAL OF MR. H. DYSON, 
Gardener to Lady Hunloke. 
Celery in its indigenous state is found during the summer months 
in shallow water, at the bottom of stagnant drains and ditches, and in 
other marshy places on warp, clay and bog soils. Notwithstanding 
there are many varieties in cultivation, in its wild state, I never dis¬ 
covered more than two sorts, the common red, and the white or green. 
That peculiar variety, the celeriac, I have never found in its natural 
state, and am therefore inclined to suspect, that it is not indigenous, 
yet it may abound in places unexplored by me. Its cultivation is 
more simple than other celery, requiring less space between the rows, 
by reason of the small portion of earth which suffices for soiling up, 
and it well deserves a more extended cultivation. Celery, in its 
original condition, is a destructive, rancorous poison, both tQ Man 
and Cattle, yet when the plants are removed from their native lo¬ 
calities, and cultivated in a garden, they are divested of their poi¬ 
sonous qualities and become palatable, salutary and nutritious. 
The Manchester gigantic Celery has long born away the palm, 
and won the laurels of celebrity, throughout England, for its size, 
weight and quality ;—how has my young heart panted to know the 
reason, or cause of such decided superiority ! Situated between the 
Sea and a bleak mountain ridge, in a northern latitude, with a cold 
and sterile soil, what advantages can Manchester possess for the 
growth of Celery P—none, save and except a trifling additional sup¬ 
ply of rain water from the clouds, by reason of its proximity to the 
ocean and mountain ridge. After a close and minute investigation, 
there appears no just reason to induce another opinion than that the 
well earned fame of Manchester Celery arises solely from superior 
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