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CAULIFLOWER. This crop is handled in much the same way as 

 Cabbage, with the following additional cultural requirements. The 

 plants are more tender and should not be set out until a week or 

 so after the first planting of Cabbage. Cauliflower is a very gross 

 feeder and even larger quantities of manure and fertilizer can be 

 applied with advantage. An abundance of water is also of the 

 greatest importance. To be kept white and tender the "heads" 

 or curds must be protected from the sun soon after they begin to 

 form by tying the leaves together over them. The "heads" remain in 

 the best of condition for only a few days and should be examined 

 frequently when about ready to prevent "going by." 



Do you grow Brussels Sprouts? They are the most tasty of 

 the Cabbage tribe 



CELERY. The first requirement hi growing good Celery is a good 

 supply of water. The soil can hardly be made too rich. Early 

 Cabbage and early Beets, Peas, Lettuce, etc., are usually out of 

 the way in time to put in the Celery, so that the same ground can 

 be used, but an additional dressing of fertilizer should be given. For 

 early use set out strong plants in April or May, putting the rows 

 3 to 4 ft. apart, and the plants 6 in. hi the row. Where irrigation is 

 available the plants are sometimes grown in beds, being placed 8 to 

 10 in. apart each way; many more sorts may be grown in the same 

 area but they never are as heavy as those grown in rows. The 

 early crop is blanched where it grows, either by backing up with 

 soil which is drawn in carefully about the stalks to hold them in an 

 upright position as they develop, or through a more convenient 

 means; that is, Celery blanchers of various types which are now 

 obtainable. For late Fall and Winter use the seed is sown in April 

 and the plants set out in June or July. Stronger plants can be^ob- 



