CELERY 
Sow Vi pound in seed-bed to plant an acre. 
No vegetable requires more careful handling in seed production than celery. Kilgore's celery seed is not just grown, it 
is bred, selected and rogued with the best of care and attention under our personal supervision. 
Culture. For early Celery, first sowings in Florida are 
made the latter part of June and continue to December. The 
main sowings for a winter crop are usually made in July or 
early August, and for the spring crop grown principally on 
muck they are usually made in October and early November. 
Celery seed is always planted in seed-beds. The soil must be 
put in perfect fine condition and made into beds 4 to 6 or 
more inches high, to prevent overflow in case of heavy rains. 
When in condition—thoroughly and finely pulverized, well 
fertilized, moist, and made perfectly smooth and level—sow 
the seed broadcast or in rows 6 inches apart, using 1 pound 
of seed to from 125 to 150 yards of bed 3 feet wide. The seed 
should not be covered but may be pressed lightly into the soil 
with a very light roller or with a wide board. 
Celery plants cannot be grown in the open, especially dur¬ 
ing summer; therefore we recommend use of burlap or white 
muslin to be used as a cover, stretching it on a tent-shaped or 
slanting frame built over the seed-bed, with the sides about 
12 inches from the ground. This seed-bed cover will serve as a 
shade and also break the force of heavy rains. It is also ad¬ 
visable to use ground-covers of burlap or old fertilizer bags 
which have been thoroughly washed out before using to pre¬ 
vent burning of seed sprouts, on the beds when seed is plant¬ 
ed, letting them lie flat on the ground until seed begins to ger¬ 
minate. This prevents heavy rains washing seed off the beds 
and also keeps the ground cooler during hot months, which 
insures a better stand. After the seed is sown, it is desirable 
to sprinkle with cool water by means of hand sprinkling pots 
in order to keep the soil cool and moist, which tends to in¬ 
crease the germination of celery seed during the hot summer 
months. To control flea hoppers in celery seed-beds use Pyro- 
cide dust. (See page 55.) 
When plants in seed-bed are 6 inches high, transplant to 
the field in double rows 3 to 3 x / 2 feet apart, with 7 inches be¬ 
tween the double rows, and set the plants 3 l / 2 to 5 inches apart 
in the row. The plants may be set in single rows 3 feet apart, 
allowing 3y 2 to 5 inches between plants in the row. To grow 
fine Celery, a large supply of moisture and fertilizer is essen¬ 
tial from the time the seed is sown in the seed-beds until the 
crop is ready for harvest. Celery is not a profitable crop to 
raise without irrigation, and it should receive very heavy 
applications of high-grade fertilizer, which should be applied 
before the crop is planted and at frequent intervals during 
its growth. 
Prices quoted on Celery seed are postpaid. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
KILGORE'S IMPROVED PRIDE. (105 days.) The Kilgore 
Seed Company has spent a great deal of time, effort and ex¬ 
pense in improving this stock of the Special or Golden Plume 
type of celery. It is very early in maturity, produces a vig¬ 
orous growth, with broad, thick ribs, eight to ten inches to 
the first joint, ranging from 22 to 25 inches over all, making 
a very attractive pack. Unlike other strains of the Golden 
Plume or Wonderful type, Kilgore’s improved strain of Pride 
bleaches a little slower and does not go soft as quickly. It 
develops a good heavy heart, and is an exceedingly heavy 
yielder of good sizes, with large heavy butts. This is an ex¬ 
cellent early winter and spring celery for Florida. One of the 
finest varieties of celery ever developed for Florida. Has 
been developed and selected for resistance to premature seed 
stalk development, and does not go soft or pithy in cold or 
in hot weather. 
Pkt. 5c; Vi oz. $1.00; oz. $1.50; Va lb. $4.00; 
1 lb. $15.00. 
KILGORE'S WONDERFUL PEARL SPECIAL. (100 days.) This 
highly selected stock is very early, blanches quickly, and has 
been selected for large, full heart formation with very broad, 
thick, long ribs. Does not bolt to seed readily. The plants 
range from twenty to twenty-three inches over all. This is one 
of the best varieties of winter and early spring Celery of the 
Special or Golden Plume type for Florida. Our stock is more 
resistant to hollow-stem, early seeding, and resists Celery dis¬ 
eases better than most stocks of the Special Golden Plume 
type. It is an exceptionally heavy yielder of large sizes and 
one of the finest long-distance shippers. 
Pkt. 5c; Vi oz. $1.00; oz. $1.50; Va lb. $4.00; 
1 lb. $15.00. 
SCHNECK'S IMPROVED FLORIDA GOLDEN NO. 15. (115 
days.) After many years of breeding, selecting, and testing 
by our breeding department, we introduced this improved va¬ 
riety. It is intermediate between the Old Golden and Special 
or Golden Plume types, possessing the desirable characteris¬ 
tics of both types. It is recommended especially for a Flor¬ 
ida mid-winter crop because it withstands cold weather better 
than most varieties of the Special or Golden Plume type. Our 
Improved stock has been selected for uniformly long, thick, 
round ribs, large full hearts of rich golden yellow color, and 
for heavy yields of good sizes. The ribs average eight to ten 
inches to the first joint, are not thin and flat, but are rounded 
and exceptionally thick. The plants range from 22 to 25 inches 
over all, making a most attractive pack. This is one of the 
best varieties for a mid-winter crop in Florida. 
Pkt. 5c; Vi oz. $1.00; oz. $1.50; Va lb. $4.00; 
1 lb. $15.00. 
A Typical Crate of Kilgore's Improved Pride Celery 
The Standard of Quality in Florida for Over 30 Years 
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