the variety. The plant flowers during the
second year, and then measures from two to three feet in height; the
flowers are small, yellowish-white, and are produced in umbels, or
flat, spreading groups, at the extremities of the branches; the seeds
are small, somewhat triangular, of a yellowish-brown color, aromatic
when bruised, and of a warm, pleasant flavor. They are said to retain
their germinative powers ten years; but, by seedsmen, are not considered
reliable when more than five years old. An ounce contains nearly seventy
thousand seeds.

_Soil._--Any good garden soil, in a fair state of cultivation, is
adapted to the growth of Celery.

_Propagation._--It is always propagated by seed; one-fourth of an ounce
of which is sufficient for a seed-bed five feet wide and ten feet long.
The first sowing is usually made in a hot-bed in March: and it may be
sown in the open ground in April or May; but, when so treated, vegetates
slowly, often remaining in the earth several weeks before it comes up.
"A bushel or two of stable manure, put in a hole in the ground against a
wall or any fence facing the south, and covered with a rich, fine mould
three or four inches deep, will bring the seed up in two weeks." If this
method is practised, sprinkle the seed thinly over the surface of the
loam, stir the soil to the depth of half an inch, and press the earth
flat and smooth with the back of a spade. Sufficient plants for any
family may be started in a large flower-pot or two, placed in the
sitting-room, giving them plenty of light and moisture.

_Cultivation._--As soon as the young plants are about three inches high,
prepare a small bed in the open air, and make the ground rich and the
earth fine. Here set out the plants for a temporary growth, placing them
four inches apart. This should be done carefully; and they should be
gently watered once, and protected for a day or two against the sun. "A
bed ten feet long and four feet wide will contain three hundred and
sixty plants; and, if they be well cultivated, will more than supply the
table of a common-sized family from October to May."

"In this bed the plants should remain till the beginning or middle of
July, when they should be removed into trenches. Make the trenches a
foot or fifteen inches deep and a foot wide, and not less than five feet
apart. Lay the earth taken out of the trenches into the middle of the
space between the trenches, so that it may not be washed into them by