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CELERY CULTURE 



Blanching with Tile. — A very satisfactory method 

 of blanching celery on a small scale is by means of 

 ordinary unglazed farm drain tiles of 3 or 4 inches 



inside diameter, 

 placed over the 

 plants after they 

 have become al- 

 most fully grown. 

 To facilitate the 

 work of placing 

 the tiles over the 

 plants, some of 

 the outside leaves 

 should be pulled 

 away and the 

 main part of the 

 plant loosely tied 

 together by 

 means of paper 

 twine. The tiles 

 will cause the 

 leaves all to 

 draw u p w a r d 

 over the tops of 

 the tiles, form- 

 ing a screen to 

 shut out the light from the interior. This system of 

 blanching celery is very desirable on account of its 

 cleanliness, as the product will require very little wash- 

 ing before marketing. When tiles are used for blanch- 

 ing celery during warm weather, a small opening 

 should be left at the bottom in order to provide a cir- 



41 — BLANCHING CELERY BY MEANS O 

 DRAIN TILES 



