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CELERY 
T HE use of celery as a vegetable and tonic is traceable 
to oldest times, since some of the old Greek poets, 
before Christ, considered it worthy of mentioning. It 
certainly is fact that well-grown and prepared celery is a 
most acceptable article of diet and every American garden 
maker can grow it ! 
While the seeds require a long time to germinate, the 
newly born plants have a strong constitution. They 
grow well so long as they have an abundance of water. 
As a matter of fact, unless, during dry months, on light 
soils you are prepared to supply an abundance of water, 
don’t attempt to grow celery. 
But if you do all this vegetable requires to make a 
good growth, it will reward you with a real delicacy. 
One type of celery has fleshy roots — it is called Celeriac, 
and we grow all too little of it. Complete information 
for growing both celery and celeriac to perfection will be 
found on pages 162 and 264-270. 
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