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wa3i.of handling for winter use was to put an inch or so of soil in 

 a dry goods box, and then set the plants packed closely together 

 in this, leaving a moderate amount of earth on the roots. Put 

 the box in the cellar where it is moderately cool, but the plants 

 must not be allowed to freeze. When treated in this way the 

 center stalks will keep on growing all winter. Bleaching can be 

 done in this way when not done by banking up, but the celery is 

 not of as good color or as crisp. Can be kept over winter out of 

 doors if kept from freezing. If frozen in the winter it is 

 worthless. 



Mr. Finney had used sawdust instead of dirt in banking up 

 with good success, better than when he used dirt. In this way 

 the plants could be set much nearer together. He sets out the 

 plants as early as the middle of May. The best method he had 

 tried to keep celery for winter use was to dig a hole in the cellar 

 bottom and fill it with rich soil, set the box over this, removing 

 the bottom, then fill with the plants, setting them in the rich soil. 

 They kept on growing all winter and were very crisp and tender. 

 The last winter, he put a tube down through the plants, so as to 

 water the soil occasionally, and found that they did better still, and 

 also kept better. He had set the plants only six inches apart 

 and got just as good celery as when set two feet apart. He had 

 even set out two plants together and secured two good bunches. 

 It is some more work to set so thick, but you get just as good 

 celery, and much more of it from the same ground. 



Mr. Wood said the seed for the main crop could be sown in the 

 open ground and good plants be obtained. Sow as early as the 

 weather will admit. If the plants are likely to get too large be- 

 fore it is time to set in the garden or field, prick them out and 

 they will be much more vigorous when the time comes to trans- 

 plant. 



He inquired if anything was to be gained by using the early 

 varieties for the late crop, sowing and planting late. 



Mr. Smith thought as a rule the later the crop was grown for 

 winter and spring use, the better, and that where the growth was 

 very rapid, as that of the early varieties set out late in the season 

 would be likely to be, the stalks would be very apt to be hollow, 

 wbich would injure their value. 



