244 ' Gardening 
ern planting zones having cool summers, certain varieties 
of celery, kale, and cabbages may be grown successfully 
as summer crops, the earlier varieties yielding crops 
during the summer and the late varieties maturing in the 
autumn. 
Celery. Celery thrives best on rich soil; it also de- 
mands much water and cool weather. In the North it is 
grown chiefly as an autumn crop, although in sections 
with cool summers, early varieties maturing in August 
may be grown. In the South the plant is grown as a 
winter crop from seed grown in late summer in outdoor 
seed beds that are kept well watered. 
The crop is best grown throughout the North from 
seedlings that are transplanted twice — once from -seed 
pans to flats, and then from the flats to the field. Trans- 
planting leads to the formation of many fibrous roots 
and gives ‘stocky ” plants. The seedlings grow slowly 
and need special care throughout their entire period of 
growth. 
In the northern zones, seed of the earlier sorts, such 
as the White Plume and the Golden Self-blanching, may be 
sown as early as the first of February and the seedlings 
planted in the garden as soon as weather conditions will 
permit. The growth of seedlings is so slow that even 
under very good care 3 months may be required to bring 
them to a good size for transplanting to the garden. The 
main or late crop is best grown from seedlings that are 
ready for planting in the field about July 1. For this 
crop the varieties named above may be planted, or some 
of the varieties that are better winter keepers (such as 
Giant Pascal and Winter Queen) may be grown. 
