. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 12 BULLETIN 465, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. plant with a little of the rootstock attached, picked up in midsummer by the writer, have rooted and grown successfully. The prime requi- sites in propagating celery are the same as in the case of rice; the buds, plants, or seeds must not be allowed to dry or to ferment be- tween gathering and planting. The seed pods (fig. 6) ripen from September to November and fall to the bottom. They are best col- lected (by net or rake) on days when the water is least ruffled during
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 12 BULLETIN 465, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. plant with a little of the rootstock attached, picked up in midsummer by the writer, have rooted and grown successfully. The prime requi- sites in propagating celery are the same as in the case of rice; the buds, plants, or seeds must not be allowed to dry or to ferment be- tween gathering and planting. The seed pods (fig. 6) ripen from September to November and fall to the bottom. They are best col- lected (by net or rake) on days when the water is least ruffled during the latter half of October and early November. The winter buds. Fig. 6.—Seed pods of wild celery. (Natural size.) B392M (fig. 8) may be collected at the same season, before the leaves have disappeared, by following the latter down and digging up the root- stocks and buds; or the young plants may be taken up in spring just as they sprout. They should be kept moist and cool until wanted for planting, as directed for wild rice. If they must be kept for some time they should be put in open vessels of water in cold storage. Whe?*e to plant.—Wild celery grows best on muddy bottoms in from 3-J- to 6| feet of fresh water, though it will grow also in sand and in both deeper and shallower water. A sluggish current suits it better than either stagnant or rapid water. How to plant.—For sowing, the pods should be broken up (in water) into pieces about half an inch in length, which may be sown broadcast—not too thickly, as the plant spreads rapidly by root-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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