EXPERIMENTS WITH CELERY 



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Fig. 6 shows the comparative results where seed was sown upon 

 upland, — with and without irrigation. As shown in the photo- 

 graph, the row of tiles was simply laid upon the soil and used 

 as a quick conveyance of the water to the soil, the water enter- 

 ing the upper end of the tile through ordinary garden hose con- 



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Fig. 7. Irrigating Celery; the Beginning. 



nected with the hydrant. We found also that the tiles when 

 laid lengthwise in the old-fashioned garden bed, where the 

 rows run crosswise and comparatively close to each other, 

 assisted greatly in rapid watering. Where celery is grown in 

 beds for self-blanching the same method of watering is very 

 advantageous. 



