LATE CELERY 



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and thoroughly, as suggested for the blight, 

 will correct the trouble. 



Celery on muck lands does not seem to be 

 troubled greatly by insects. However, the 

 zebra caterpillar and the celery looper are 



sometimes noticed. 

 These may be eas- 

 ily controlled by 

 hand picking and 

 are sometimes in- 

 jured by having the 

 vines covered with 

 bordeaux. B o r- 

 deaux mixture and 

 how to make it is 

 given under early 

 celery. 



Blanching. The common method of 

 blanching late celery is by the use of soil, 

 at first 3 to 6 inches of soil being thrown up 

 towards the plant, after the outside leaves 

 have been raised by hand or, where the acre- 

 age is large, with a wire attachment on the 

 hilling machine. More soil is added in a 

 day or two until the celery has a bank a foot 

 or more in height. In some particular cases, 

 boards 12 inches high are used. This is 

 especially true where the celery is going to 



Side view of Celery hillers 

 (one horse type). 



