. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. Fig. 69.—Celery well hilled up with soil for blanching, (Illinois Station.) The crop may be stored in a number of different ways. Onemethod is to dig the plants and put the roots in four inches of soilin the bottom of crates. The plants are packed closely together in. Fig. 70.—Blanching celery with boards. (Lloyds Production Vegetable Growing.) the crates and the soil is kept watere
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. Fig. 69.—Celery well hilled up with soil for blanching, (Illinois Station.) The crop may be stored in a number of different ways. Onemethod is to dig the plants and put the roots in four inches of soilin the bottom of crates. The plants are packed closely together in. Fig. 70.—Blanching celery with boards. (Lloyds Production Vegetable Growing.) the crates and the soil is kept watered without wetting the crates are stored in a cool cellar and allowed to continue theirgrowth and blanching until used. Another method is to store thecelery in rather dry sand with the top plumes projecting above the 104 COOL SEASON VEGETABLES sand. A little moisture may be added by setting the bottom of thecrates in shallow water for a few minutes. Celery is sometimesheld in cold storage in shipping crates without any sand or soil. The whiter crop of celery which reaches northern markets inspring is produced in Florida and other southern states. It growsthroughout the winter in the open garden where the ground doesnot freeze. Good varieties for the home garden are Golden SelfBlanching and Giant Pascal. Celeriac is turnip rooted celery. The seed is planted and startedmuch the same way as with celery. The roots are the edible are used for vegetabl
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