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garden. The seedlings should be transplanted as 

 soon as they are large enough to handle, or when 

 they have about three true leaves. The soil in 

 which the seedlings are transplanted should be 

 made quite rich by the addition of well-rotted stable 



manure and its 

 condition will be 

 greatly improved 

 by screening. 



The effect of 

 transplanting is 

 illustrated in Fig. 

 1 6, which shows 

 celery plants 

 from the same 

 seeding, those on 

 the left having 

 been transplant- 

 ed when about 

 three weeks old, 

 and those o n 

 the right having 

 been left in the 

 seed-bed until 

 about six weeks 

 later, at w^hich time the photo was taken. The trans- 

 planting process adds about $i a i,ooo to the cost of 

 growing the plants, and is not practical on a large 

 scale. This method of handling will pay well for the 

 early or small crop, but the late crop has more time 

 for its development, and the transplanting process, 

 although desirable, may be dispensed with. 



FIG. 17 — DEVICE FOR CUTTING ROOTS OF 

 CELERY PLANTS IN SEED-BED 



