THE PRODUCTION OF PLANTS 5! 



early part of May, and set in the open ground from 

 June 15 to 25. This method should produce market- 

 able celery during the first half of October. 



By calculating upon 100 days in the field, 35 days 

 in the transplanting bed, and 35 days in the seed- 

 bed, including time for germination, we have a 

 total of i/o days, and it is an easy matter to deter- 

 mine when the seed should be sown, provided the 

 time for the maturity of .the crop is known. In 

 Florida, and Similar climates, the seed is sown late 

 in summer and the crop matured during the winter 

 months. The consumption of celery reaches its 

 height during the period beginning with Thanks- 

 giving and ending with -February i, and if the crop 

 can be placed Oh the market during this period the 

 highest prices will be realized, ,-!; . 



