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serve as a protection for the heads in shipment and hand- 

 ling. 



Cauliflower is marketed in barrels, bushel boxes and 

 crates. 



VII. CELERY 



Planting. In the North, the seed for the early crop 

 should be sown from March 1st to March 15th. The seed 

 should be sown in flats containing finely prepared soil well 

 filled with humus, the seed being very small, and the seedlings 

 not strong enough to push through soils that will pack with 

 watering. As soon as the plants are about one inch high, 

 they should be transplanted to two inches apart each way, 

 in flats containing rich soil well supplied with humus. 



Seed for the late crop may be sown in the open as soon 

 as the ground can be prepared in the spring. 



Distance. The distance between plants in the row 

 in the field is from four to twelve inches, depending upon 

 the variety of celery grown. The early or smaller sorts may 

 be set closer than the late or winter varieties. 



The distance between rows varies with the varieties and 

 the manner of blanching the celery. 



Early celery that is to be blanched by staking boards, 

 or heavy paper, against the plants, may be set in rows 

 twenty-four to thirty inches apart. Late celery that is to 

 be blanched, or partly blanched, by banking with earth, 

 should not be set in rows closer than four feet, that there 

 may be sufficient soil to plough up to the plants. 



Planting. The plants should not be set in the field 

 until danger of hard frosts is passed. Mature plants will 

 stand slight freezing with little danger, particularly if covered 

 with soil, but if the plants are severely frosted their keeping 

 quality is impaired. 



