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Inquire of reputable seedsmen about the merits of their seed. 

 Write to your agricultural college. Commercial growers often 

 buy seed and test it a year in advance by making small plantings. 



1. What are the effects of poor seed? W-VG : 307. 



2. Where can you obtain seed of high quality? 



3. Where is celery seed grown most largely for the trade? 



W-VG : 307. 



4. Should you attempt to grow your own seed? C : 195. 



5. How would you -proceed to grow seedf 



6. Should seed be fresh, or a year or more old? W-VG: 307. C:195. 



7. How and where should celery seed be stored? W-VG : 307. 



8. How is celery seed used in cookery? W-VG : 302. 



6. Constructing the hotbed. — The growing of an early crop 

 will require the construction of a hotbed, unless the plants are 

 started in a greenhouse or in a sunny window. If the student has 

 selected tomatoes, too, for a home project, there is no reason why 

 the same hotbed will not serve for the starting of both crops, for 

 the seed may be sown at the same time. Instructions for the 

 making of hotbeds are given in W : 44. 



6. Constructing the cold frame. — It is questionable to what 

 extent cold frames may be used for the starting of early celery 

 plants. The plants must not be subjected to low temperatures 

 at any time, for this may cause them to produce seeds instead of a 

 marketable crop. For this reason, it is better to keep the plants 

 in the warm temperature of the hotbed or the greenhouse until 

 they are transferred to the open ground. However, if the seed 



