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; wooden flumes and open ditches, 68; overhead 

 sprinkler systems, 69; subirrigation as applied to celery 

 growing, 72; 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 



contro o ceery seases, ; preparaton o spray 

 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- 



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

 ug, 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 turnip-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 HEALTH, PLEASURE AND PROFIT . 134 



