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Show u!V gr.PT or AoateyiTiJeTe HOTOgKJROW Celery seed should be sown In the hotbed or window box about the time of the last frosts In the spring. The seed is very slow lu germinating and the plants nre small and delicate. They are Improved by transplanting at least twice. Celery requires n deep, rich, moist soil with plenty of well-rotted manure or fertilizer and frequent shallow cultivation. cul-tivation. In the garden, celery may bo planted after some early crop, such us lettuce, radNhes or peas. Ah soon as the plants attain considerable str.e the leaves should be drawn together und a little soil compacted about the huso of the plant to hold It upright. If the blanching Is done with earth, can should be taken that the hearts of the plants do not become filled. Rourds, paper or other material may be used for blanching, but earthing up will produce pro-duce the finest flavor. Celery may be stored and kept for winter use by placing it in old hotbeds, and covering It with fodder or straw ; lu trenches covered with course manure ma-nure or straw; tn outdoor cellars; or In the storage room In the basement. Celery will test the skill of the gardener gar-dener about ns severely us any crop ho may choose to grow, but no garden product pays better tot juiiiiN(ni.iiiir care and effort than this crop. For details as to the storage of celery, cel-ery, see Funnels' Htilletln 870, "The Home Storugo of Vegetables." U. B. Department of Agriculture. |