CELERY 
Sow 1% pound in seed-bed to plant an acre. 
For the garden sow 1 packet in a well protected seed-bed for 150 plants to set 50 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 
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 perfectly 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 
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 be barely covered with soil. 
We recommend use of burlap or white muslin 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 advisable to use ground-covers of burlap or 
old fertilizer bags, which have been thoroughly washed out 
to prevent burning of seed sprouts, on the bed when seed is 
planted, letting them lie flat on the ground until seed begins 
to germinate. This also 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 sprin- 
kling pots with a very fine spray 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 
55. For the control of pink rot of celery use Granular Aero 
Cyanamid. (See page 58.) 
When plants in seed-bed are 6 inches high, transplant to 
the field in deuble rows 3 to 344 feet apart, with 7 inches be- 
tween the double rows, and set the plants 4 to 5 inches apart 
in the row. The plants may be set in single rows 3 feet apart, 
allowing 4 to 5 inches between plants in the row. The Pascal 
varieties should always be planted at least 5 inches 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. 
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 usu- 
ally requires about seven or eight weeks to grow plants large 
enough to be set in the field. 
In May and June, at the beginning of the celery seed planting 
season in Florida each year, we test samples of all our celery 
seed in our laboratory germinator, and also in outdoor seed-beds 
at Sanford, and the germination is printed on every package of 
celery seed so our customers will know how much to plant in 
order to secure a satisfactory stand in the seed-bed. 
KILGORE’S GREEN FLORIDA PASCAL (Volante type). 
(125 days.) A very vigorous, compact growing variety, 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. The ribs or petioles 
will average about 7% or 8 inches to the first joint, and plants 
will range from 20 to 23 inches overall. 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, ex- 
tremely brittle, and entirely 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 smooth ribs, (free of ridging) and for a 
high rib count per plant, and a somewhat taller growth and 
better heart formation than other strains of Green Pascal. 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. It is very important not to 
cut this variety too soon, as it requires 2 to 3 weeks more time in 
the field than varieties of the Golden type, but will outyield the 
Golden type 40 to 50 per cent. The yield and quality are materi- 
ally cut down if harvested too soon. Set plants of this variety at 
least 5 to 6 inches apart in row for large sizes and heavy yields. 
Pkt. 15ce; % oz. $1.00; 1 oz. $1.50; 
Y% Ib. $4.00; 1 Ib. $15.00 
KILGORE’S SHORT TOP PRIDE. (115 days.) This strain 
of the Pride type has been selected for a shorter, more compact 
top growth, with almost as long ribs or petioles as the regu- 
lar Pride. It has larger, broader leaves than Tall Non-bolting 
Golden Plume and Regular Pride. It is especially valuable for 
early fall and late spring production on muck, when the regular 
Pride may have a tendency 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, uni- 
form, hardy stock, withstanding poor growing conditions some- 
what better than other varieties of the “Special” type. Espe- 
cially valuable for close culture on muck where rows are 20 
to 24 inches apart, but requires somewhat heavier fertilization 
than other varieties of the Golden type. 
Seed supply extremely limited. 
Pkt. 20c; % oz. $1.10; 1 oz. $1.75 

14 THE KILGORE SEED COMPANY, Florida’s Leading Seedsmen 
