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five feet apart for the common kinds that have to be 

 blanched by banking up with earth, but the self-blanching 

 and dwarf kinds can be managed in rows three feet apart. 

 The plants should be about six inches apart in the rows. 

 Before the plants are dug from the seedbed, they should 

 be thoroughly soaked with water ; the plants should have the 

 tops cut off, trimmed, and the roots dipped in water. If 



Fig. 103. Celery plants that have been transplanted from the seed box 

 into moist soil rich in rotted manure. Treated in this way, the celery forms 

 a compact root system to which the soil adheres in lumps when the plants are 

 taken up, and on this account the plants are very sure to start well when 

 set out permanently in the field. 



the roots are very long they should be shortened so they 

 may be easily handled. The place where they are to be 

 planted should be moist, and every precaution should be 

 taken to prevent the plants' drying out when they are 

 being moved. Special attention should be given to plant- 



