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FIG. 19 — CRATE OF CELERY PLANTS PACKED FOR SHIPMENT 



be kept straight and all placed with their roots in 

 contact with the wet moss. When shipping plants 

 during very warm weather it will be necessary to 

 place two or three strips of wood across the crate 

 to separate the plants and provide additional venti- 

 lation. The carriers which hold six of the four- 

 quart cups or baskets such as are employed for 

 shipping fancy peaches, are desirable for transport- 

 ing celery plants during warm weather, as the air 

 has abundant circulation between the baskets and 

 prevents the plants becoming heated in transit. 

 Thousands of celery plants are lost from heating 

 in transit, and this loss can be avoided by packing 

 in small lots or providing plenty of ventilation 

 spaces. 



Setting in the Open Ground. — A short time before 

 planting, the finishing touches should be given the 

 land, either by means of a light harrow, roller, or, 

 best of all, by floating with the drag constructed of 

 square scantlings as shown in Fig. 6. The marker 



