. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 393. Fruits of Celastrus scandens, (XH.) paniculatus, Willd. (C. depindens, Wall.). Branches with white lenticels, pendulous: lvs. ovate-oblong or obovate: fls. in terminal pendulous panicles. Himalayas. Not hardy N. C. nutans, Hort. Reasoner,not Indica.— C. Orixa, Sieb. it Japonic
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 393. Fruits of Celastrus scandens, (XH.) paniculatus, Willd. (C. depindens, Wall.). Branches with white lenticels, pendulous: lvs. ovate-oblong or obovate: fls. in terminal pendulous panicles. Himalayas. Not hardy N. C. nutans, Hort. Reasoner,not Indica.— C. Orixa, Sieb. it Japonica. Alfred Rehder. CELERIAC (Apium graveoleiis, Linn., var. ceum, DC). Umbelliterm. Pig. 394. An offshoot of the celery species, producing an edible root instead of edible leaves. Just how long Celeriao, or Turnip-rooted Celery, has been in cultivation is unknown. Its history as a garden vegetable can be traced definitely as far back as the middle of the seventeenth century, although writers for a century or more previous to this time made references which would seem to relate to this vegetable, but the identity is obscure. Its origin was probably the same as that of the common garden celery, of which it 'vxk ~£^-. 394. Celeriao (X J-s). is doubtless a state wherein the root has become en- larged and edible. This form is supposed to be the one most remotely removed from the wild state. Celeriac is very little grown in this country, and to Americans is almost unknown, but it is much prized in Europe. It is cultivated chiefly where there is a Ger- man population. Pifteen or 20 varieties are mentioned in the seed catalogues, but there is very little difference in the various sorts, some seedsmen even making no distinction between varieties, but catalogue the plant simply as Celeriac. In general, the culture is the same as for celery, ex- cept that no blanching is required, since it is the enlarged root which constitutes the edible portion. Sow the seed during the spring i
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