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handling early celery where the distances are not 

 too great it is generally more satisfactory to trim 

 and wash the bunches, as the washing in cold water 

 will freshen the stems and tend to keep them crisp 

 and tender. 



When marketing direct from the field without 



FIG. 45 WASHING AND BUNCHING CELERY IN COMMISSION MER- 

 CHANT'S ROOM. CELERY SHIPPED IN THE ROUGH 



washing the celery, if banked with earth, is lifted 

 by means of spades or a digger, but if blanched 

 with boards the plants are generally cut a little 

 below the surface of the soil by means of short 

 butcher knives. When ready for cutting the boards 

 are loosened by removing the wire spanners or the 

 wood cleats and the boards turned down along the 



