DO CELERY. 



of outer stalks to form a curb for the pro- 

 tection of the heart, for it is impossible to 

 prevent rust if dirt once enters, and by 

 my plan the protection is effectual, the 

 outer stalks alone being injured by the 

 soil. These are always to be removed 

 before placing the vegetable upon the 

 dinner-table. 



It is currently believed that celery 

 stalks can be blanched by banking after 

 they have become green, and to save all 

 these green stalks, gardeners commence to 

 bank up when barely a single stalk has 

 grown, and continue it from time to 

 time at short intervals. By so doing they 

 do nothing to keep the dirt from the 

 heart, leaving its preservation to the 

 merest chance. 



I aim to get not only large tops and 



