180 AGRICULTURE FOR COMMON SCHOOLS 



family use they may be set closer. To get the stems bleached 

 white it is necessary to keep the leaves upright and banked 

 up with soil. Some varieties are self-bleaching without being 

 banked up, but their flavor is improved by banking up. 



Celery is stored for winter use or market by packing up- 

 right in boxes in which there are a few inches of moist sand 

 on the bottom for the roots to stand in. 



Celeriac is a kind of celery which produces an enlargement 

 at the base of the plants like a turnip. This is the part eaten. 



Rhubarb is probably a native of Asia. It may be grown 

 from seed, but it is a saving of time to get roots already 

 started. There should be one or more good buds to each root. 

 These are set in the autumn in soil made rich with well-rotted 

 manure or compost. There is no danger of getting the soil 

 too rich. Plants should be set about three or four feet apart. 

 The third spring the plants will come into full bearing and 

 as many leaf -stalks can be pulled as desired. The seed 

 stems should be kept cut down. After the ground has fro- 

 zen a covering of manure should be put over the plants. In 

 the spring this can be worked into the ground or left for a 

 mulch. 



