X ILLUSTRATIONS 



FIGURE . PACK 



29. Subirrigation adapted to back-yard garden . 74 



30. Subirrigation system as employed in Florida . 75 



31. Leaf affected with celery^ blight 



32. Celery leaf affected with a blight . . 80 



33. Celery leaf affected with leaf-spot . 81 



34. Celery leaf affected with rust 



35. The proper way to make Bordeaux 85 



36. Home-made spraying machine . 86 



37. Celery leaf-tyer . . 91 



38. Blanching celery by means of boards 



39. Planet Jr. Double celery hiller 



40. Blanching celery with earth 100 



41. Blanching celery by means of drain tiles . . 102 



42. Temporary storage-pit for celery 106 



43. Celery storage house . 



44. Machine for loosening celery from the soil . 110 



45. Washing and bunching celery in commission 



merchant's room 



46. Row of blanched celery ready for cutting 



47. Packing celery in crates in California field 



48. Crates of celery shipped in the rough 116 



49. Crate of Florida celery shipped in the rough 117 



50. Celery trimmed for market . 



51. Floor plan of celery packing-house 



52. Bunch of celery containing one dozen plants 



53. Device for bunching celery 



54. Michigan crate 



55. Device for displaying celery on retail market . 124 



56. Typical plant of Golden Self-blanching 126 



57. Florida celery land 



58. Celery prepared for table use . 136 



59. Packing celery in Florida .... 



