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the end of October, and continue the work 

 (always on dry days) until the 20th or 25 th of 

 November, which is as late as we dare risk it 

 out for fear of frost. Let it be understood 

 that celery will stand quite a sharp frost, 

 say 10 or even 15 degrees, while 20 or 25 



depth exactly of theTheight of the celery ; 

 that is, if the plant of the [celery be 2 feet in 

 length, the depth of the]drain'or trench should 

 be 2 feet also. The celery is now placed in 

 the trench or as near as perpendicular as 

 possible, so as to fill it up entirely, its green 



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Fig. I. — Celery after handling. 



degrees will destroy it. Hence, experience 

 has taught us, that the shaqD frosts that we 

 usually have during the early part of Novem- 

 ber rarely hurt it, though often causing it to 

 droop flat on the ground, until thawed out by 

 the sun. It must, however, never be touched 

 when in the frozen state, or it is almost cer- 



tops being on a] level with ;^the top of the 

 trench. Figure 3 represents a section across 

 a trench filled with [celery in the manner just 

 described. No earth whatever is put to the 

 roots other than what may adhere to them 

 after being dug up. It being closely packed 

 together, there is moisture enough always at 



.^Celery earthed up. 



tain to decay. The ground in which it is 

 placed for winter use should be as dry as 

 possible, or if not dry, so arranged that no 

 water will remain in the trench. The trench 

 should be dug as narrow as possible, not 

 more than 10 or 12 inches wide, and of the 



the bottom of the trench, to keep this plant, 

 at the cool season of the year, from wilting. 

 That which is put in trenches about the 25th 

 of October, is usually ready to be taken up 

 for use about the ist of December ; that a 

 couple of weeks later, by first January ; and 



