
10 HAND BOOK FOR THE GARDEN _ 

CELERY 
Celery requires deep, rich moist soil, the nearer mud the better. 
Plenty of well rotted barnyard manure or other fertilizer should be 
used on the soil before planting. Sow one ounce per two thousand 
plants; one pound to transplant for one acre; fifty plants per con- 
sumer. In this climate the seed should be sown in hotbeds in early 
April and transplanted about June 1st. Seed should be merely pressed 
into the soil. Set out in furrows three feet apart, six inches deep, 
eight inches wide, eight inches apart in the furrow. Trim the roots 
to three inches, setting the plants in the earth up to the first leaf. 
If the weather is dry at time of planting, be careful to have the 
roots properly firmed, which may easily be done by pressing the side 
of each plant gently with the foot. Keep plants weeded until about 
August 10th. when the earth should be drawn around the plant 
nearly to the tips of the leaves, being careful not to let soil get into 
the heart. Keep drawing earth around the plants until they are 
gathered. The soil should be firmed around each plant by the hand, 
so as to keep the leaves in an upright position and prevent them from 
spreading. 
Celery can also be blanched with boards, by setting them on 
edge on either side of the rows and close to the plants, so that the 
boards are only two or three inches apart and may be held together 
by wire hooks or cleats nailed across. Banking Celery should always 
be done when the soil is not too moist as otherwise the plants are 
likely to mildew. To store Celery for the Winter, gather October 
ist. Bury the roots in dry sand in a cool cellar. 
CELERY CABBAGE, CHINESE CABBAGE OR PE TSAI 
Pe Tsai. Improved Chinese Cabbage. It is very easily grown 
and does wellin nearly all parts of the country. It should be grown like 
a late Cabbage, planting in July, as early plantings run quickly to 
seed. The seed is sown in drills 16 to 20 inches apart, one-half inch 
deep, and the seedlings trimmed two or three times. The full grown 
plant somewhat resembles a Cos Lettuce in appearance. It has a 
mild flavor and may be eaten raw or cooked. Boiled and seasoned 
with butter, it is especially delectable. 
CELERIAC 
This requires about the same culture as Celery, except that it 
does not need earthing up or blanching, 
CHIVES 
Sow in any good garden soil in rows a foot or more apart and 
plant a foot apart in the row. The roots rapidly form clumps so 
that if they are grown in a quantity they should be planted in solid 
rows. Sow seed one-half inch deep or set out the roots in April. 
Thin seedlings to six inches in the row. Cut the leaves (after the 
plants become established) as desired. Chives are hardy and require 
only a light mulch for winter protection. Reset the roots by taking 
up and dividing every four years. 
