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can be repeated a second time to advantage. It will 

 encourage a stocky growth of plants, that will be 

 more uniform in size. Market-gardeners who grow 

 Celery in a large way should, every Fall, at the time 

 of digging, select some of the best specimen stalks 

 from which to raise seed. By following this plan, 

 the size and quality are improved each year, and 

 there is no disappointment about poor seed not com- 

 ing up. 



On sandy soil it is often advisable to run a light 

 roller over the seed-bed soon after the seed is sown. 



Planting. — When everything is in readiness for 

 planting, the garden-line is sketched on one side of 

 the piece, and then, with the " marker " — the teeth 

 set at three feet apart for the dwarf kinds, or four 

 for the lai'ger growing sorts — the lines are marked 

 out straight. There is nothing that gives a more 

 careless appearance to a vegetable-garden than crook- 

 ed rows of Celery. > 



It is well, just before planting, to sprinkle along 

 the lines of the intended rows some wood-ashes, line 

 bone-dust, or supei-phosphate ; either of which should 

 be mixed with twice its own bulk of soil before ap- 

 plication. When applied in this way, the young 

 plants get a good start early in the season — a jioiiit 

 of the highest importance in growing Celery for 

 market. 



It is better, under all circumstances, to select 

 damp or wet weather for transplanting. In pulling 

 the plants from the seed-bed, get them of uniform 

 size, so that the growth in the garden or field, under 

 good treatment, may be about the same. Both roots 



