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Celery will overcome the handicap of poor celery seed 




































GROWING AND HARVESTING CELERY 
% Celery requires an abundance of moisture at all stages of 
growth but will not endure flooding for any length of time. 
Seed is sown from February to May in beds either drilled or 
broadcast. This seed must be planted very shallow, is slow 
to germinate and the bed must be kept wet. The beds may 
be covered with burlap sacks until the plants begin to come 
to the surface, when the sacks must be removed at once. 
The seedlings will be ruined if the sacks are left on even 
one day too long. After the seedlings are well started, they 
may be transplanted or thinned out to give them room to 
make stocky plants. If broadcast, seedlings should be two 
or three inches each way or if in drills, one inch apart in six 
inch rows will give 
strong plants. Usually 
three months will be 
required for seed to 
produce a plant ready 
to transplant into the 
field. Celery plants are 
usually set in 3 to 3% 
foot rows, plants placed 
about 7 inches apart in 
the row. Frequent cul- howing how celery is packed in 
tivation and irrigation the trench 
is necessary; an abund- 
ance of fertilizer must be used unless the soil is excep- 
tionally rich. 
As the plants approach maturity they must be blanched by 
hilling with earth or with boards or special blanching paper. 
Late celery should be trenched at the approach of freezing 
weather. The trench should be dug in well drained soil 12 
to 15 inches wide, as deep as the plants are tall and as long 
as desired. Dig the plants with roots on and set them close 
together in the trench, watering the soil about the roots, 
but being careful to keep the tops dry. Should the plants 
begin to wilt, water the roots 
without wetting the stalks or 
leaves as this will cause rot- 
ting. Cover with boards to 
-Shade and keep temperature 
above freezing point when the 
weather gets cold by adding 
straw covered with soil as re- 
quired. The stalks are gradu- 
ally blanched and may be used 
during the winter. 
No vegetable requires more 
careful handling in seed pro- 
duction than Celery. 
Our Celery seed represents 
the most expert care to pro- 
duce the most desirable and 
reliable seed. 


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Celery Epicure 
Epicure 115 days. Early green 
celery about in season 
with Easy Blanching. Shows resist- 
ance to fusarium yellows. Height 
22-28 inches; foliage erect, compact; 
plants medium sized, cylindrical; edi- 
ble*stem 8 to 10 inches to first joint, 
broad, thick, smooth, round. Inner 
stems creamy white. Hearts full. 
(Pkt., 15¢e) (oz. 60c) (%4 Ib. $1.85) 
(ib., $6.75) (5 Ibs., $29.25) prepaid 
