Gardening for profit; a guide to the successful cultivation of the market and family garden . lavor of thered varieties of Celery is acknowledged to be superior -tothe white, and the appearance, when blanched, certainlyfar richer, yet, for some unexplained reason, they do notso readily sell in our markets. In the London markets,about equal quantities of each are sold. Seymours Superb.—The best of the large-growing 164 GARDENING FOR PROFIT. sorts, attaining a hight, under good culture, of 3 feet. Itshould never be planted closer than 4 feet between therows, or it cannot be worked properly. For
Gardening for profit; a guide to the successful cultivation of the market and family garden . lavor of thered varieties of Celery is acknowledged to be superior -tothe white, and the appearance, when blanched, certainlyfar richer, yet, for some unexplained reason, they do notso readily sell in our markets. In the London markets,about equal quantities of each are sold. Seymours Superb.—The best of the large-growing 164 GARDENING FOR PROFIT. sorts, attaining a hight, under good culture, of 3 feet. Itshould never be planted closer than 4 feet between therows, or it cannot be worked properly. For southern sec-tions of the country, this variety is more suitable than thedwarfs, as it grows freer in a hot and dry atmosphere. CELERIAC, OR TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. (Apium graveolens. Var.) Is grown fromseeds sown in thesame manner, andplanted out at thesame seasons asdirected for Cel-ery ; but as it re-quires but a slightearthing up, it isplanted closerthan ordinaryCel-ery, 18 inches be-tween the rowsand 6 inches be-tween the is preserved forwinter use in shal-low trenches, and. covered up, as Fig. 44.—CELERIAC. the season ad-vances, as direct-ed for Celery. It VEGETABLES CHIVES CORN SALAD CRESS. 165 is as yet grown to but a limited extent here, being usedonly by the French and Germans. The Turnip-like rootis cooked, or it is sliced and used with vinegar, making: amost excellent salad. CHIVES.—(Allium Sc7mnoprasum.) A small bulbous-rooted plant of the Onion tribe, en«tirely hardy and of the easiest culture, as it will grow onalmost any soil for many years without renewal. It iapropagated by division of the root, and may be planted at9 or 10 inches apart; the leaves are the parts used, whichmay be repeatedly shorn off during the early summermonths. They are sometimes used in soups, but moregenerally in the raw state. CORN SALAD, OR ^fo olitoria.)A vegetable used as a salad, and sold to a considerable extent in our markets. It is sown on the first open-
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