24 Celery 



given. A good fertilizer for celery is composed 

 of 5% nitrogen, 8% muriate of potash, and 6% 

 phosphoric acid. 



Stable manure is excellent for celery, but it should 

 be well rotted before applying. 



Celery seeds are small and slow to germinate. 

 If soaked in warm, not hot, water for several hours 

 before planting it will hasten germination. When 

 seeds germinate too slowly they are likely to rot by 

 the time germination starts. The temperature of 

 the seed bed should be kept very low. 



Celery seed should be covered to a depth of about an 

 eighth of an inch. The bed should not be permitted 

 to dry out, but care must be taken not to wash up 

 the fine seed. 



Celery plants are generally improved by trans- 

 planting twice, and bright days and cool nights are 

 the delight of the celery grower. 



From the middle to the latter part of August is 

 the time to blanch the celery which has had a fairly 

 early start. 



Celery "bleachers may "be purchased for a couple of 

 cents each if purchased in lots of one hundred or 



