CHICORY 347 



CELERY AND CELERIAC. 



It is not advisable to lift the plants too long before 

 they are used. Rough or outer leaves should be re- 

 moved and the heads tied in bundles, the roots being 

 trimmed and the top growths reduced so that when 

 sent to market after being washed they have a neat 

 and fresh look. With regard to quantities the bunches 

 contain from nine to twelve and they are often sent in 

 vans piled one upon the other. As they are tender 

 protection is needed in severe weather, and this may 

 be given by placing litter or dry bracken over them. 

 Many large growers at the approach of severe weather 

 lift considerable quantities with roots and soil attached 

 and place in deep drills or trenches close together and 

 cover over. In this way the plants can be examined 

 with little trouble. The bulbous-rooted Celeriac is 

 best lifted in November and stored like Beet. Failing 

 this it may be clamped or covered over with litter 

 in the growing quarters. This root is not largely 

 grown in this country but is a great favourite in France 

 and Germany and large quantities are imported to 

 England in winter. 



CHICORY. 



Like Celeriac this is a greater favourite on the 

 Continent than in this country. It is more often grown 

 here as a salad plant, and if the roots are placed in a 

 dark warm place they force readily but when used as a 



