. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 395. Celery planted thick, and the patch edged with boards. in the field, then lifted and placed in trenches or celery pits, where they remained until the blanching process was completed, being taken out from time to time dur- ing the winter. Celery is reported as naturalized on the coast of southern California
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 395. Celery planted thick, and the patch edged with boards. in the field, then lifted and placed in trenches or celery pits, where they remained until the blanching process was completed, being taken out from time to time dur- ing the winter. Celery is reported as naturalized on the coast of southern California, and as escaped from culti- vation in southeastern Virginia. ^^^-^-^-'* m^^'^ 396. The last earthing-up of Celery. celery. This proved a decided advantage to growers because the rows could be from 2K to 3 feet apart in- stead of 4 or 5 feet, as was necessary before, and also less labor was required in earing for the crop and pre- paring it for market. With the new varieties and im- proved methods of blanching, early celery began to be grown on a large scale after 1885, and now large markets are supplied with Celery throughout the entire year. Starting! the Plants. —Celery seed is usually sown in frames where there is but little artificial heat. The seeds germinate slowly, and the seedlings require about three months after the seed is planted to mature suffi- ciently to be set in the field. Sowings for the early crop begin in January, and those for the late crop about the middle of March in the northern states. The seed is sown broadcast, and when the plants are large enough to handle they are transplanted into other frames, being set 2 or 3 inches apart each way. The soil in these frames, and also where the seed is sown, is made very fertile,to insure a strong growth of both roots and foliage. After being transplanted the plants are allowed to remain in the frames only long enough to send out a new set of roots and leaves. If for any reason the plants remain in the frames to
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