Vlll CONTENTS 



Irrigation 65 



Sources of water for irrigation, 65; quantity of water re- 

 quired, 66; irrigation on muck soils, 67; methods of irriga- 

 ting, 67; wqoden flumes and open ditches, 68; overhead 

 sprinkler systems, 69; subirrigation as applied to celery 

 growing, 12; temperature of water for celery irrigation, 76. 



Diseases of Celery . . . . . . ■ . 77 



Damping, 77 \ blight. 78; leaf spot, 80; celery rust, 81; 

 blanch-rot or heart-rot, 81; root-knot, 82; prevention and 

 control of celery diseases, 83; preparation of spray mix- 

 tures, 83-85; pithiness of celery, 87; general suggestions, 89. 



Insects and Animals Injurious to Celery . 90 



Grasshoppers, 91: the celery leaf-tyer, 91; the celery cater- 

 pillar, 92; the zebra caterpillar, 92; the tarnished plant 

 bug, 92; the carrot rust fly, 93; the celery looper, 93; mice 

 and rats, 93; poultry, 94. 



Blanching ........ 95 



Blanching by means of boards, 96; time required for blanch- 

 ing process, 98; banking with earth, 99; blanching with tile, 

 102; various methods of blanching celery, 103; blanching 

 for winter use, 103. 



Storing Celery ...... .104 



Storing where grown, 104; storing in temporary pit or va- 

 cant hotbed, 105; storage in cellars, 107; trenching for late 

 autumn marketing. 107; storing for late marketing, 108; 

 methods of handling celery for storing, 109, cold-storage, 

 111. 



Marketing . . . . . . . .112 



Methods of preparing celery for market, 112; sizes and 

 styles for shipping crates, 114; washing and bunching be- 

 fore shipment, 116; the celery packing house, 117; con- 

 struction of washing machines, 119; bunching and packing, 

 120; sanitary considerations in marketing celery, 122; keep- 

 ing celery fresh while exposed for sale, 124. 



Varieties of Celery ....... 125 



Self -blanching varieties, 125; late keeping varieties, 126; 

 varieties for home use, 128; celeriac or tvtrnip-rooted celery, 

 129; varieties for marketing, 129. 



Profits Derived from Celery Culture . . .130 



Cost of growing, 130; proceeds from one acre. 131. 



The Production of Celery' Seed . . . .132 



Localities where grown, 132; method of growing, 132; local 

 production of seed, 132-133. 



Celery Growing for PIealtii, Pleasure and Profit . 134 



