A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDENING 



of its health-giving quahties. It adds greatly 

 to the variety of the bill of fare, and where 

 it appears frequently on the table a liking for 

 it is soon developed, and thereafter it be- 

 comes a standard vegetable in the housewife's 

 list of must-haves.'^ It adds a delightful 

 flavor to vegetable soups. 



Celery 



The seed of early celery shauld be sown in 

 the hotbed. Transplant the seedlings to the 

 cold-frame and allow them to remain there 

 until May. Then set in the richest soil at 

 your disposal, six inches apart in the row. 

 Blanch by setting up boards a foot or more 

 in width each side the row, allowing an open- 

 ing about three inches wide at the top 

 through which the plants can get a little 

 light. For late and winter use, sow the seeds 

 in open ground in May. Bleach by earthing 

 up gradually, as the stalks develop, until you 

 have the plants buried to within a few inches 

 of the tip of their leaves. Use clean, dry 

 soil in banking the plants. Sawdust is good, 

 but care must be taken to make use of a 

 kind that does not have a strong odor. Pine- 

 dust will give the plants a disagreeable flavor. 



For winter use, take up plants, root and 



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