CELERY 



The land on which the experiments were made was flat, muck land, or half 

 wild meadow, broken up that year. It had never grown celery nor had it ever 

 received any fertilizers. The results of a series of various applications is 

 summarized as follows: "All the records show that wood ashes gave the best 

 results, although a combination of nitrate of soda, South Carolina rock and 

 sulphate of potash promises to do well. Muriate of potash excelled the sul- 

 phate. Nitrate of soda, alone, gave poor results. The check plats, without 

 fertilizers, were not worth the growing." 



FERTILIZERS FOR THE CELERY CROP. 



We have said that where the celery crop follows a heavily fertilized early 

 crop on a good moist soil, there is little need for further manuring. But cel- 

 ery is especially fond of potassic manures and nitrogen. Hence if there has 

 been any deficiency in the early manuring, there should be some commercial 

 fertilizer applied. We would not use stable manure on the celery crop direct, 

 because of its drying tendency in heavy applications. The following, used 

 at rate of 1,000 pounds per acre, will be found well suited to the crop: Acid 

 phosphate or dissolved bone black, 800 pounds; fish scrap or tankage, 800 

 pounds ; muriate of potash, 400 pounds to make a ton. In all these formulas 

 we give the component parts of a ton of 2,000 pounds. But of course the 

 same proportions can be used in smaller quantities. The fertilizer should 

 be applied at least a week before setting the plants, and should be well mixed 

 with the soil by harrowing, as otherwise the caustic effects of the potash may 

 injure the roots of the plants. Put the fertilizer broadcast, for either in rows 

 or beds the plants will finally get it. The same fertilization will answer for 

 the thick planting adopted with the self blanching sorts. 



VARIETIES OF CELERY. 



Formerly the giant sorts were commonly planted, and they are preferred 

 still, in the South, to some extent. But by far the finest quality is found in 

 the dwarf and half -dwarf varieties. Golden Heart or Golden 

 Dwarf is the sort most generally popular. White Plume and 

 Golden Self Blanching are the kinds generally used for self 

 blanching. In the South the Giant Pascal is the most popular 

 sort, and the Sandringham is also found to be excellent. The Boston growers 

 use the dwarf sort known as the Boston Market, a very dwarf sort that makes 

 a great many tender and crisp offshoots, and is a very good variety for bed 

 culture. Pink celeries an- sometimes praised as better than white, but the 

 market does not care for them. 



