36 



grows large, is a good keeper and a good money maker. It is often 

 bleached with earth, the same as Giant Pascal celery, and when so 

 bleached is much better for eating. 



All celery should be kept covered with wet paper or bagging after 

 it is put up for market, and kept as cool as possible. Use plenty of 

 ice, chopped fine, and plenty of paper on early celery, if you would 

 have it look well and command the top price. 



The Giant Pascal celery is put up for market the same as the early 

 celery. The bunches are made as regular in size as possible; three to 

 five roots are put in a bunch, and eighteen bunches are made to fill a 

 bushel box. The Pascal is a large, strong-growing celery. It is of 

 mild flavor, and brittle. It has a waxy look, a nutty flavor and a 

 crispness which make a great demand for it as soon as it appears in 

 the market. The very best, cleanest and slickest-looking Pascal 

 celery can be had by bleaching it in a pit. Set the plants as before 

 described in a pit, having taken pains to have the soil in the pit well 

 wet down, keep the pit a little close until the plants get rooted, and 

 give air according to growth desired. Great care must be exercised, 

 or the whole pit of celery will come forward too fast and be difficult 

 to sell in the short time in which it ought to go, especially if your 

 market is small. 



Aim to put up your celery so well that there will be a strong demand 

 for your mark. 



For small gardens, where a fresh supply is wanted daily, a whole 

 tubful of plants may be prepared from the pit at one time, leaving the 

 roots on and having about one pailful of water in the tub. 



In summing up, the essentials of success in the celery business are 

 as follows: good seed, sown early in rich soil; the plant must be kept 

 growing; transplanting should be done only after the land is properly 

 prepared; cultivation should be frequent and shallow; water beside 

 rainfall should be used if necessary; bleaching must be carefully at- 

 tended to ; storage pits must be well built and ventilated ; and when the 

 crop is grown, it should be put in fancy shape and sold for the highest 

 price. 



