1884 
RELIABLE SEEDS 
1936 
CELERY 
CULTURE—Sow the seed in a light, rich, 
dry border as early as the ground can be 
worked, in drills eight or ten inches apart, 
and cover the seeds about a quarter of an 
inch deep, rolling or treading them in if the 
ground be dry. When fairly out of the seed 
leaf they may be transplanted to another 
bed, or they may be thinned out in beds or 
trenches. The bed should be kept well 
weeded, and an occasional soaking with wa¬ 
ter in dry weather will do the plants good. 
Earlj r in July at the north, a month or six 
weeks later in the southern states, is the 
proper time to set the plants out in beds or 
trenches. Press the soil firmly against the 
roots. In the garden the better way is to 
set the plants in shallow trenches—we say 
shallow, for it is obviously a bad plan to 
remove all the good soil (as must be done in 
a deep trench) and put the plants in that 
which is poor. The plants may be set in a 
single row in a narrow trench, or the trench 
may be made into a bed wide enough to 
hold two, three or four rows, and in case 
the plants are in a compact form, to be cov¬ 
ered for the winter where they grow. When 
grown in beds this way, the rows should be 
one foot apart, and the plants about eight 
inches apart in the rows. The bed should 
be made very rich with thoroughly decom¬ 
posed manure. The plants will need to be 
earthed up two or three times, and in doing 
this care should be taken not to let the earth 
get into the heart of the plant. In field cul¬ 
ture the plants are set on the surface in rows 
4 feet apart when the celery is to be earthed 
up in the field for early use, and two feet 
apart when the plants are to be taken up and 
blanched in the cellar for winter use. The 
plants are set six inches apart in rows. If 
not grown in beds, the best way to store is to dig trenches in a well-drained spot in the open 
ground, one foot wide and of a depth a few inches less than the height of the celery. The 
plants are then lifted and set close together until the whole quantity is stored. The edges of 
the trench should be made sloping from the tops of the plants. When severe cold weather 
comes on, cover gradually with leaves, hay or straw and place boards on top. In such a 
trench the stalks will blanch perfectly, and may be taken out any time during the winter for 
use or sale as required. 
IMPROVED WHITE PLUME— Naturally 
white or light foliage; requires but little 
banking up to blanch; very early and ex¬ 
tensively grown for market. 
Prices: oz., 25c; }4 lb., 90c. 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING — Grand 
solid variety, on the style of the White Plume 
except that it is golden yellow where the 
Plume is white. 
GIANT PASCAL —An easily blanched and 
fine keeping large sort, of excellent flavor; 
superior for table use. 
CELERIAC OR LARGE SMOOTH 
PRAGUE —An improved form of the rooted 
Celery, roots smooth and round. 
Prices: oz., 30c; }4 lb., $1.00. 
Prices: oz., 35c; }4 lb., $1.25. 
