INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROWING 
Celasia Gilbertia 
Use any good rich garden soil, any soil that will grow good potatoes 
is suitable. 
DO NOT use commercial fertilizer or soil where commercial fertilizer 
has been used the year before. Soil enriched with old rotten cow 
manure is the best. It has been found that the commercial fertilizers 
make the combs or flower-heads break formation and grow rank. 
Prepare soil deep and fine. 
Scatter seed thin and in rows, and press down firmly with hands or 
a board. A regular garden seeder with a roller attached is sufficient. 
Do not cover seed otherwise. 
The seed is very quick in germinating when the ground becomes 
warm. For the northern part of the United States seed may be 
planted any time after the 15th of April. Cold and freezing weather 
will not hurt the seed as they will not sprout until the ground 
becomes warm. 
Thin plants out to stand 10 to 12 inches apart, or they can be 
transplanted very easily if this is done before they are 6 inches high. 
Seed may be started in any good greenhouse soil and transplanted 
outdoors after danger of frost is passed. 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
Any additional information coneerning these seed may be 
secured by writing to Mrs. J. D. Gilbert. 
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Celesia Gardens 
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GALESBURG, ILLINOIS 
