GROWING AND PRESERVING OF CELERY. 159 



EBS ITT 



ON THE GROWING AND PRESERVING 



OF 



CELERY FOR WINTER. 



THE seeds are sown on a well-pulverized, rich border, 

 in the open ground, as early in the season as the ground 

 can be worked. (For instructions in sowing, see article 

 headed " Use of the Feet in Sowing and Planting.") The 

 bed is kept clear of weeds until July, when the plants are 

 set out for the crop. But as the seedling plants are 

 rather troublesome to raise, when for private use only, 

 and as they can usually be purchased cheaper than they 

 can be raised on a small scale, it is scarcely worth while 

 to sow the seed. But when wanted in quantity, the plants 

 should always be raised by the grower, as Celery plants 

 are not only difficult to transplant, but are usually too 

 expensive to buy when the crop is grown to sell. 



PLANTING ON THE SURFACE. 



The European plan is to make a trench six or eight 

 inches deep in which to plant the Celery; but our violent 

 rain storms in summer soon showed us that this plan was 

 not a good one here, so we set about planting on the 

 level surface of the ground, just as we do with all 

 vegetables. 



Celery requires an abundance of manure, which, as 

 usual with all other crops, must be well mixed and in- 



