78 A MANUAL OF 



celery plants on our sunny sidehills in the 

 open ground. If forced to produce them in 

 such situations, it must be done in frames, 

 where they can be easily watered and partially 

 {shaded The natural situation for celery 

 seems to be in a moist, cool, half-shady position, 

 near a body of water, whose vapors as they 

 continually arise will give the atmosphere a 

 perceptible feeling of dampness. A rich, 

 mucky or loamy soil is best adapted to the 

 needs of this plant. 



As a spot eminently fitted in these respects 

 is usually very slow to dry out, it will generally 

 be found too wet to get in order and sow as 

 early in spring as it is necessary the seeds 

 should be sown in order to produce large, 

 stocky plants, in time to fully develop during 

 our short seasons. We would, therefore, 

 recommend working the soil up in good con- 

 dition during the dry fall months previous, and 

 leaving it in high ridges over winter. All 

 that is necessary in spring will be to rake 

 down the beds as early as the weather will per- 

 mit, and sow the seeds. 



The seeds should always be sown in drills, as 

 directed for cabbage plants, about ten inches 

 apart, but may be considerably thicker in the 



