. Celery for profit. Celery. [from old catalog]. 24 CELERY FOR PROFIT. wanted for the table fresh from the patch, although the early crop may well be made to hold out up to the first or middle of October. The bleaching process for this part should be begun early in September, and may be carried on in somewhat the same fashion as directed for early celery, except that the boards ought to be not less than ten to twelve inches wide. Earthing up, as will be described in next chapter, may give still better results, and is espe- cially desirable when the plants are intended to be left in open ground
. Celery for profit. Celery. [from old catalog]. 24 CELERY FOR PROFIT. wanted for the table fresh from the patch, although the early crop may well be made to hold out up to the first or middle of October. The bleaching process for this part should be begun early in September, and may be carried on in somewhat the same fashion as directed for early celery, except that the boards ought to be not less than ten to twelve inches wide. Earthing up, as will be described in next chapter, may give still better results, and is espe- cially desirable when the plants are intended to be left in open ground for use in November and December. The other part, intended for winter storage, requires no bleaching, but it should be handled or boarded up a few Shading the Plants. weeks before it is to be taken up, in order to make the plants grow upright and compact. Late in October or early in November—at any rate before the temperature has at any time gone much below the freezing point, and surely not below twenty-three or twenty-four degrees Fahrenheit— lift the plants with a spade, leaving some soil adhering to the roots, and set them rather closely together upon the floor of a moist cellar, or upon a layer of moist soil put into a large box. The bleaching process will then be finished during winter, and the plants may be used as wanted. Try to keep the roots moist and the tops dry ; in this, with a. 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 Greiner, Tuisco, 1846- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, W. A. Burpce & co.
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