CELERY 
Sow \% pound in seed-bed to plant an acre. 
For the garden sow 1 packet in a well protected seed-bed for 100 plants to set 25 feet of 
row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 

Typical plants of Kilgore’s Green Florida Pascal Celery ready for packing in Howard crates. 
CULTURE OF CELERY 
Cu.ture. 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 protected seed-beds. The soil must be put in per- 
fectly 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 
at least 10 days before sowing seed, moist, and made perfectly 
smooth and Jevel—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. 
We recommend use of burlap or white muslin to be used as 
a cover over the seed-bed, stretching it on a tent-shaped or 
slanting frame built over the seed-bed, with the sides about 12 
inches from the ground to provide ample circulation of air. 
This seed-bed cover will serve as a shade and also break the 
force of heavy rains. It is also advisable to use ground-covers 
of burlap or old fertilizer bags, which have been thoroughly 
washed out before using to prevent burning of seed sprouts, 
on the beds when seed is planted, letting them lie flat on the 
ground until seed begins to germinate. This prevents heavy 
rains washing seed off the beds and also keeps the ground cool- 
er 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 increase the germination of celery seed during 
the hot summer months. With surface irrigation, fresh cool 
water should be circulated continuously around the beds. For 
the control of insects and diseases of celery see page 51. 
When plants in seed-bed are 6 inches high, transplant to 
the field in double rows 3 to 3% feet apart, with 7 inches be- 
tween the double rows, and set the plants 3 to 5 inches apart 
in the row. The plants may be set in single rows 3 feet apart, 
allowing 3 to 5 inches between plants in the row. To grow fine 
Celery, a large supply of moisture and fertilizer is essential 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 with- 
out 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. 
The number of days in parentheses after each variety named 
indicates the relative number of days to marketable stage or 
harvest from setting out plants in the field or garden. It usually 
requires about seven or eight weeks to grow plants large enough 
to set in the field. 

INFORMATION ABOUT KILGORE’S CELERY SEED 
During the past twelve years we have specialized in celery 
seed for Florida. A few of the very best and most ideal plants 
are selected for stock seed development each year out of thou- 
sands of plants in Florida fields. These selected stock seed 
plants are expressed to our celery breeding grounds in the West 
where they are planted. Each individually selected plant is en- 
closed before blossoming in a muslin covered cage, in order 
to prevent the blossoms from being pollinated by those from 
other plants. A little seed from each of these individual pro- 
genies is then tested in Florida, and the best progenies are 
planted in succeeding seasons in the West for the production 
of celery seed for Florida growers. Our stock seed plants are 
selected in Florida to develop stocks of seed adapted to Florida 
growing conditions. 
Prices quoted on Celery seed are postpaid. 
KILGORE’S GREEN FLORIDA PASCAL. (130 days.) 
A very vigorous, compact growing sort, with large, broad, 
rounded, heavy dark green leaves, and with broad, semi-round, 
medium long, exceedingly thick, very meaty, solid, smooth, 
glossy, attractive appearing ribs, and with a relatively low rib 
count per plant. The ribs or petioles will average about 7% 
to 8 inches to the first joint, and plants will range from 20 to 
23 inches over all. It develops a much better heart than other 
varieties of the Green Pascal type. The ribs or stalks are of 
ideal edible quality, being very tender, extremely brittle, en- 
tirely stringless, and exceedingly crisp. Even the outermost 
stalks possess an unsurpassed flavor and are surprisingly rich 
and nutty. Our strain of this variety has been developed for a 
high rib count per plant, and a somewhat taller growth than 
other strains. This stock is not subject to premature seeding, and 
is very resistant to blight, cold and heat, and can be grown 
at any time during the fall, winter or spring in Florida. 
Pkt. 20c; % oz. $1.10; 1 oz. $1.65; 
% |b. $5.00; 1 Ib. $18.00 
KILGORE’S NEW SHORT TOP PRIDE. (115 days.) This 
new strain of the Pride type has been selected for a shorter, 
more compact top growth, with almost as long ribs or petioles 
as the regular Pride. It is especially valuable for early fall 
production on muck, when the regular Pride may have a ten- 
dency to grow too tall and leafy. It is somewhat slower in 
growth than regular Pride, requiring about ten days more time 
to make. An exceedingly well selected, uniform, hardy stock, 
withstanding poor growing conditions somewhat better than 
other varieties of the “Special” type. Especially valuable for 
close culture on muck where rows are 20 to 24 inches apart. 
Pkt. 20c; % oz. $1.10; 1 oz. $1.65; 
% Ib. $5.00; 1 lb. $18.00 
14. THE KILGORE SEED COMPANY, Florida’s Leading Seedsmen 
