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tlie best Colery, not oven excepting the vale of the 
Thames, both above and below London, where very 
excellent Celery is certainly obtained; but it is as 
much the result of the liberal use of manure as any¬ 
thing inherent in the soil or situation. One thing is 
certain—that the mode of managing it about London can¬ 
not well be improved upon ; and as the natural habitat 
of the plant is in wet ditches and similar marshy 
places, it follows that the plant cannot well bo ex¬ 
pected to thrive and do well in a dry medium ; there¬ 
fore, where circumstances render it necessary to plant 
it in such places, let it bo liberally watered at the fitting 
time, and this watering must bo repeated at all times 
when wanted; not regular daily dribbling, but a sound, 
good watering once or twice a week, and the hardened 
surface of the soil disturbed next day, if it had not 
previously been covered over with short dung or other 
substance that would not cake and harden at top; and 
as we often have very dry weather in August and Sep¬ 
tember, it would be better, at the setting in of such dry 
periods, to cover the ground by the side of each plant 
over with leaf-mould, short dung, or a something that will 
allow the water to pass freely through, and, at the same 
time, arresting its evaporation, or the hardening of the 
ground underneath. Liquid-manure may bo occasion¬ 
ally given. 
Amongst tho many names we have, there are, in reality, 
very few distinct varieties of Celery, good solid lied 
and White being, perhaps, the best and most suitable 
name that can be given; but there is certainly a little 
distinctive variety in the kinds originating in the old 
White Silver Celery, with its broad leaves and stalks, 
remarkable for their solidity, but short, aud not many of 
them ; but other kiudp have their merits as well, and the 
amateur had better not depend on one kind alone, unless 
it be proved to be a good one. This, however, has been 
adverted to before; and it is only necessary here to say, 
that in planting out Celery for good, it is prudent to 
have all the plants in one row as nearly alike in size, 
&c., as possible, as there is a danger of choking up a 
small one where large ones have to be earthed up at 
each side of it. Another plantation may be made of 
smnller plants. 
Where the ground consists of a very shallow soil, and 
a large quantify of Colery is wanted, and size not a par¬ 
ticular object, it might bo prudent to plant one or more 
broad beds, say six feet wide, and as long as desirable. 
In this the plants are to be placed in rows across, each 
plant occupying about a foot square, which might be 
done by allowing about sixteen inches between the rows, 
and nine iuchos from plant to plant. This description of 
plantation might be on the ground surface, and earth or 
other material might bo brought to blanch them, if suf¬ 
ficient cannot be had around them. The advantage of 
this plan is, that a greater number of plants can be 
grown on the samo spot of ground than by any other; 
and, though it would be wrong to say they arc indi¬ 
vidually as large as those planted in single rows, yet 
they aro often of a nice, useful size for ordinary purposes. 
While on this head, I may observe, that where Celery 
trenches are prepared in the early part of summer, the 
tops of the ridges might bo planted with a summer crop 
of some kind or other—Lettuces, Caulillowors, or early 
Potatoes aro all suitable—taking care, however, that 
they must not remain to the detriment of the Celery 
crop. John Hobson. 
TIL WORTH HOUSE. 
THE SEAT OF T. ASHTON SMITH, ESQ. 
If Tidvrorth House were more easily come-at-able, it 
would be one of the most frequently visited of all the show- 
places in England, if only for the sake of its conservatory at 
this period of the year. We visited it during tire last week 
in June, and without any reservation we say that the conser¬ 
vatory then presented the most gorgeous, yet most elegant, 
floral display that we ever looked upon. 
The conservatory is 310 feet long, and forty feet wide, 
with a path about ten feet across, passing from end to end, 
beneath the centre of the lofty span-roof. A border 310 
feet long, and fifteen feet wide, is thus on either hand as you 
enter the house, and these being entirely planted with 
yellow Calceolanas, relieved by pyramidal Fuchsias and 
Geraniums piercing through these truly “ fields of tlie 
cloth of gold,” rendered the vast surface of colour rich 
and effective beyond description. 
Mr. Sanders, the head gardener, lias paid especial at¬ 
tention to the raising of Calceolarias; and there were two 
circular stands of seedlings, of his own raising, far sur¬ 
passing any we bad ever seen at the largest and most 
successful cultivators of this Hower near London. Such a 
display bears especial testimony to the fioricullurnl skill of 
Mr. Sanders, for the present is the worst season for Cal¬ 
ceolarias that has been known for some years. Yet all 
those at Tidworlh were not only covered with a profusion of 
flowers, but their foliage was strikingly clean and vigorous. 
Tlie climbers upon the roof of the conservatory are in 
profusion and vigour; but they were eclipsed by a specimen 
of Allamanda Schottii in another house, which, we think, is 
the largest specimen of that fine evergreen that we ever 
noticed. In the same house were some plants of a new 
crimson Hibiscus, richer and finer than any which can be 
purchased. It ought to be placed in the bands of the trade. 
The following is a list of some of the plants in tlie con¬ 
servatory at Tidworth:— 
TLANTS TRAINED 
Acacia dealbata 
-grandis 
-oleifolia elegans 
-verlicillata 
Amicia zygomeris 
Begonia fuchsioides 
Bignonia grandiflora 
Citrus aurantium mandarin 
Clematis aristata 
- (smilacifolia) glan- 
dulosa 
Cytisus racemosus fragrans 
Eabiana violacea 
Fuchsia alba 
-corymbiflora 
- Napoleon 
- serratifolia 
And various other sorts 
FUCHSIAS GROWN ON 1 
Empress Eugenie 
Florence Nightingale 
Lady of the Lake 
Mrs. Story 
Omer Pacha 
Prince Albert 
UT THE ni.LARS. 
that are nearly always in 
flower 
Hibbertia dentata 
Hoya carnosa 
Jasminum arbusculum 
- grandiflorum 
Kennedya Marryattai 
l’assiflora cawulea racemosa 
- edulis 
- palmata 
Plumbago Capensis 
Polygala latifolia 
Rose, Eliza Sauvage 
-, Scarlet China 
Tropieolum Lobbianuni 
-Jarrattii 
-Triomphe de 
Gand 
HE STAGES AND BEDS. 
Queen Victoria 
Sultan 
Water Nymph 
Olio, together with a great 
many of the leading sorts 
A FEW OF THE CHIEF rEI.ARGONIUMS. 
Admirable 
Albonii 
Carlos 
Commander in-Chief 
Conqueror 
Constance 
Delicatum 
- (Dobson’s) 
Dido 
Electra 
Enchantress 
Fandango (White’s) 
Fidelia 
Flying Dutchman 
Gem of the West 
Gipsy Queen 
Governor- G en eral 
Harriet 
Juliet (Dobson’s) 
Laura 
Lydia 
Magnificent 
Majestic 
Margarett (Beck’s) 
Mcdora 
Minerva 
Mr. White (White's) 
Petruchio 
Pretty Poll (White's) 
Purpurea 
Quadroon 
Rhoda 
Rival Queen 
Rosa Mundi 
Sanspariel 
Sunrise 
Wonderful 
And many other good old varieties. 
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