58 CELERY. 



BANKING. 



This, by the majority of gardeners, is 

 done every few days. They commence to 

 bank up when the plants have only 

 three or four stalks, which is a fatal mis- 

 take. By their kindness to the plant 

 they are apt to ruin it, and instead of 

 helping, hinder its growth. So much for 

 not understanding the habits of the plant. 

 Beside, there is no need of all this labor 

 and expense, and hence it is so much 

 sheer waste of capital. My rule is to 

 first aim at getting a large root, and then 

 wait for the plant to get ten stalks, the 



