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green, etc. It may even follow early potatoes, or 

 early sugar corn, but should not be transplanted 

 later than July 1. 



Fine, fresh, crisp celery is certainly a luxury, 

 and well worth the trouble of growing. 



For celery rust spray with Bordeaux Mixture. 

 Eepeat at intervals of ten days. 



EGG PLANTS 



Sprout the seed and plant in flats in March. 

 Transplant to open ground last of May, setting 

 plants pretty deep and firm. When well estab- 

 lished hill up earth around the plants and press 

 firm. Pick off the potato beetles by hand, or dust 

 the plants with white hellebore or Paris Green. 



One dozen plants will supply a family. Water 

 freely for best results. 



Varieties : Black Beauty, Mammoth Purple. 



ENDIVE 



Sow seed after sprouting, about middle of April, 

 and when of sufficient size, transplant to rows 

 twelve inches apart each way. 



It may be blanched like celery in tubes, but re- 

 quires somewhat larger tubes. 



Nothing can be finer than endive when grown on 

 Sandwich Beds, and blanched in this way. 



If blanching is done in very hot weather, shade 

 with muslin screens on stakes two feet high. 



White Curled, and Green Curled are fine varie- 

 ties. 



For succession make three sowings a month 

 apart. 



