. Plants will be ready to send out July 1st. They can be planted in this latitude from then until the end of August. Celery requires a moist, rich soil, and will not thrive in poor soil and dry situations. After the plants have attained a height of five or six inches they should be set out in rows three feet apart, and six inches in the row. When twelve to fifteen inches high the soil should be loosened by the use of the plow or hoe, and the plants "; This operation consists of drawing the stems upright with one hand and jiressing the soil firmly against the plant with the ot
. Plants will be ready to send out July 1st. They can be planted in this latitude from then until the end of August. Celery requires a moist, rich soil, and will not thrive in poor soil and dry situations. After the plants have attained a height of five or six inches they should be set out in rows three feet apart, and six inches in the row. When twelve to fifteen inches high the soil should be loosened by the use of the plow or hoe, and the plants "; This operation consists of drawing the stems upright with one hand and jiressing the soil firmly against the plant with the other; by this process the plants grow upright, and can easily be cultivated and blanched by drawing the soil close up to the plant. Celery should receive thorough culti- vation if good results are desired. To store for winter use, select well drained ground, dig trenches one foot wide and deep enough to cover the tops of the plants. Pack the stalks in this in an up- right position, covering with waterproof celery paper to shed the "water; in severe weather protect with straw or leaves. "We grow in quantity the following splendid varieties : Columbia. An exceptionally fine early variety of medium height, "but very stocky, foliage light green with yellow tinge, stalks thick, almost round, of a rich, yellow color, similar to the well- inown Golden Self-blanching, which it resembles when trimmed and bunched. Its exceedingly fine flavor and crispness will please the most critical. Easy-Blanching. A new variety of remarkably easy-blanching characteristics. The stalks are thick and brittle, of splendid quality and flavor. Useful alike for early use and keeping dur- ing the winter months. Giant Pascal. Stalk very large, thick, solid, crisp and of rich, nutty flavor. It blanches very easily and quickly, and has su- perior keeping qualities. Golden Self°Blanching. An early, beautiful and in every way desirable sort, requiring but little labor to blanch. The heart is a rich
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