. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. THE KITCHEX GAEDEX. large enough to handle well, having three or four leaves, should be transplanted on to another bed of equally rich soil, and in rows about ten inches apart; the space of five or six inches being permitted be- tween the plants in the rows. Where it is desirable to grow very fine examples —and it is always best to make the attempt—a better way is to make a shallow trench precisely as for Celery, only do not take out more than four or five inches of the soil. Then dig in an inch or so of very rotten manure, level the sui-face over, pre
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. THE KITCHEX GAEDEX. large enough to handle well, having three or four leaves, should be transplanted on to another bed of equally rich soil, and in rows about ten inches apart; the space of five or six inches being permitted be- tween the plants in the rows. Where it is desirable to grow very fine examples —and it is always best to make the attempt—a better way is to make a shallow trench precisely as for Celery, only do not take out more than four or five inches of the soil. Then dig in an inch or so of very rotten manure, level the sui-face over, press it down with the foot, and plant the seedlings therein in two rows, in such manner that each plant in oppo- site rows be at angles with the other. Kee^D free of weeds during the whole summer, and water freely during dry weather. Towards the end of the summer, and after a goodly growth has been made, place a mulching of fine manure between the plants, and hoe a little of the soil from the sides of the trench down on to and over it. Give another good watering, using manure-water if possible, and the crop will advance rapidly in size, becoming some- what blanched at the base preparatory to use. There are certain im- proved sorts, and the INIusseiburgh, A^-rton Castle, Henry's Prize, too often treated as a subs of vegetables, and are sc beds and grown too thickly possible set a portion of ti apart for them. Not only s deep, and highly enriched ^ possess also fall exposure t drainage. These secuj'ed, successior season, will be guaranteed seed-bed towards the end At the same time it is good wooden box with seeds, t. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fish, David Taylor, 1824-1901; Fish, D. T. (David Taylor), 1824-1901. London ; New York : Cassell
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