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ing, the beds should be well prepared; if the land is not rich enough it may be enriched in 

 a very simple manner by opening ditches from 3 to 4 feet apart, throwing out the ground 

 both ways with a plow, and filling in well rotted manure, afterwards mixing it in well with 

 the soil. Open trenches about four inches deep where the manure has been dug in and 

 set out your plants in there, about 6 inches apart. Water them well and shade by means 

 of cotton cloth or Latania leaves, during hot weather, until well started; this shading 

 has to be done as mentioned before. 



In setting out it is necessary' to cut the tops of the plants, also part of the roots as this 

 win insure their taking root easily. When the plants have once started growth, the beds 

 must be hoed and kept clean of weeds. Liquid manure or soap-suds are very beneficial for 

 Celery plants and should be applied as often as either can be had. When the 3-oung plants 

 are large enough, hilling up should be begun with in order to bleach them. This takes up 

 considerable time as it has to be done repeatedly as the plants increase in size and growth. 

 If Celery is planted on a large scale, this earthing up may be done by means of a plow or 

 Celery hiller which is expressly constructed for that purpose and saves considerable labor. 



Here of late, some of our large Celer\' growers bleach their plants with planks or 

 boards; this is done by placing planks, i inch thick by 12 inches wide, on both sides of 

 the rows and which are held tYiere b}' banking up the ground against them. This is a very 

 convenient w^ay and saves much labor; but the Celer}- blanched in this manner is not as 

 tender and has not the same flavor as that which is blanched in the old fashioned way. that 

 is by earthing up. 



L a rge Wh He Solid. 

 Perfection Hartwell. 

 Turnip- Rooted. 

 Dwarf Large Ribbed. 



Golden Self Blanching. 

 Giant Pascal. 

 Cuttiiig or Soup. 



Large White Solid O'elerv. 



Dwarf. Large Kibbed Celery. 



Large White Solid. This variety used 

 to be planted exclusively, but since the in- 

 troduction of half dwarf and dwarf kinds, 

 it has been dropped. more so by market gar- 

 deners. It is crisp, but not as fine flavored 

 as the following kinds. 



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