66 CELERY. 



DIGGING THE CROP. 



This operation, which should be per- 

 formed with great care, is too often so 

 managed as to spoil the crop produced 

 with the greatest care. If dug up and 

 suffered to lie exposed to the sun, it wilts 

 and becomes green and pithy. It is also 

 liable to become as rank and strong fla- 

 vored in the stalk as in the leaves. For 

 this reason, celery after being dug, should 

 be exposed to the light as little as possi- 

 ble, for every hour of unnecessary expo- 

 sure will reduce its quality in a material 

 degree. 



