MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES 363 
Bailey, more than 25 years ago, found the Kalamazoo to 
be one of the best varieties for culture under glass, and-it 
is still recommended by practical growers. A few gar- 
deners speak enthusiastically of White Plume, but 
Thorne found that it had a marked tendency to “bolt” or 
produce seed stalks. He also found that Golden Self- 
Blanching was a slow grower and subject to heart rot. 
Of the varieties tested by Thorne, Snow White gave the 
best results. A prominent greenhouse grower at New 
Castle, Pa., has had the best success with green varieties. 
Though they are more difficult to blanch, the product is 
of much higher quality than that of self-blanching 
varieties. 
The small plants grow very slowly. Seed sown De- 
cember 1 will produce plants large enough for the first 
transplanting by January 1, when they should be set 
about 3 inches apart in flats or beds. In five or six 
weeks from transplanting they will be ready for the 
permanent beds, which should be on the ground rather 
than on benches. The plants should be large enough to 
market seven or eight weeks later. 
There is a difference of opinion among growers as to 
the most desirable distances for planting. The tendency 
is to use the “new celery” culture plan, and set the plants 
6 inches by 6 inches or 7 inches by 7 inches apart. 
Others claim better results by allowing 15 inches or 16 
inches between rows, and by placing the plants about 4 
inches apart in the rows.’ The latter plan is probably 
best for’gfeen varieties. ees 
Celery requires ,an. abundant supply of . moisture 
throughout the ‘period. of growth. A deficiency of 
moisture at any time is likely to prove disastrous. Ex- 
cessively high or -very low temperatures are also de- 
cidedly objectionable, for either condition may cause a 
large percentage of the plants to produce seed shoots. 
