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cellar and ixicked ill tho same position iti an open box about two feet wide, 

 two feet deep and twelve feet long, wliicli was 2)laced on the cellar bottom 

 close to the wall. 



The packing began at one end of the box, care being taken to straighten 

 up all the stems. Tlie plants were crowded together by pressing on the ball 

 of the roots, so that when the box was full it was nearly a solid mass of 

 stems. This box not being large enough to hold all tlic plants, it was ex- 

 tended by nailing one row of boards to the end of the outer side of the box 

 and securing the other end of the boards with a stake, the cellar wall form- 

 ing the other side. This space was filled as the box liad been, except that the 

 roots stood on the cellar bottom. No mud was used ; I think none is needed 

 unless the celery is grown in soil so pliable that none of it will adhere to the 

 roots when taken up. In taking out the plants to use we began where we 

 left off packing, and that used in April was as fresh and crisp as in aSTovem- 

 ber. The warmth of the cellar kept the plants in a semi-growing state, hence 

 there was no unhealthy exhalation more than there would be from plants in 

 the sitting-room, and it is so much more convenient to get celery from the 

 cellar than from a trench exposed to frost and storm. I shall never store it 

 in a trench again. E. Bradfield. 



Ada, Nov. 14, 1879. 



LITTLE THINGS IN THE GARDEN. 



In the family garden the fault of forgetting to provide a supply of vege- 

 tables, is not apt to prevail, but rather some minor products are often wanted 

 just when they cannot conveniently be obtained. Much of the value of a 

 garden consists in the many little things which it affords; things which in 

 themselves can hardly be considered food, but which render other food more 

 palatable, or add to the attractiveness of the table. Pew who are fond of 

 pickles and relishes, will fail to provide for cucumbers, lettuce, peppers, mar- 

 tynias, nasturtiums, and similar vegetables. The ones more generally neg- 

 lected are parsley, marjoram, summer savory, thyme, sage, mints, fennel, dill, 

 coriander, caraway, etc. All these are of the easiest culture, and may be 

 grown from seeds, most of them giving returns the same season where ordinary 

 garden culture is given. Celery is another product which is seldom found in 

 the farmer's garden. I think that few would like to go without it after 

 having enjoyed it for a single season, especially as its culture is not difficult. 

 The most difficult part is its preservation during winter. It may be kept 

 nicely for a few weeks in the cellar. The seeds may be sown, and the plants 

 transplanted at about the same time as cabbages, in rows four feet apart, and 

 six inches apart in the row. The soil must be well enriched in the drill, and 

 the plants not allowed to want for water at any time during growth. 



W. H. White. 



LIMA BEANS WITHOUT POLES. 



The Lima bean is less grown than it should be on account of its supposed 

 uncertainty, tenderness, and the trouble connected with poling. Some ex- 



