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CELERY CULTURE 



seed growers in this country who are producing 

 high-grade seed. 



In many localities celery production is naturally 

 divided into the early or small crop, and the later 

 or main crop. For the early crop in the North it 

 will be necessary to start the plants indoors, either 

 in the house, greenhouse, hotbed, or cold-frame. 



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FIG. 10 — TRAY FOR SEED SOWING OR TRANSPLANTING 



For the later or main crop the seed can be sown in 

 cold-frames, especially prepared beds, or in the 

 open ground. 



Starting Plants in a Window Box. — For sowing 

 a small quantity of seed in the house, provide a 

 shallow box or tray, as illustrated in Fig. lo, bore 

 two or three holes in the bottom to insure drainage, 

 fill with soil consisting of two parts of good garden 

 loam, one part of well-rotted stable manure, and one 

 part of leaf mold or sand. The different ingredients 

 should be well mixed together and then sifted 

 through a sieve having one-fourth-inch meshes. 

 Fill the tray a little more than level full and then 



