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they can be covered at night. When freezing: weather comeR they 

 should be carried to the house, and, unlike most of the other vegeta- 

 bles, should be placed in the warmest and driest place al hand. If one 

 has a furnace and the squashes are packed around it, there will be lit- 

 tle danger of their not keeping, even if no more than half grown. 



The sweet potato is another vegetable that does not withstand a 

 low temperature. They can often be bought cheaply in the fall and 

 can be preserved, if packed in boxes, between layers of dry leaves and 

 kept where the temperature does not fall much below 60°. 



It is generally thought that there is some secret about the keeping 

 of celery as well as in raising it. There will be no trouble in keeping 

 it if it is placed in a room where the temperature ranges from 35 to 

 45 degrees, and if it is supplied with sufficient moisture to prevent 

 wilting. It should have been blanched while growing in the garden, 

 and should be placed in the cellar about the tenth of November. For 

 family use it may be packed in boxes or in half-barrels, or other small 

 receptacles that are a little deeper than the plants are high. Three or 

 four inches of soil should be placed in the bottom, and the celery 

 should then be packed in vertically, about as thick as it will stand, the 

 soil being pressed firmly about the roots. If a large quantity is to be 

 stored, it may be packed in the same way between boards placed on 

 edge about 12 inches apart; but fully as good results will be obtained 

 if it is packed in trenches in the open ground and covered so as ta 

 keep out the frost. As soon as packed, if kept in the house, it will be 

 necessary to wet the soil about the roots, and at intervals duriag the 

 winter, when it is found to be getting dry, the application should be 

 repeated. In doing this care should be taken not to wet the stalks,, 

 as it is likely to cause them to rot. The water can be poured in from 

 a watering pot through a short piece of tin or iron pipe, or a short 

 hose may be attached to the end of the spout. Some have found 

 small drain tiles inserted at intervals among the plants good for this 

 purpose. 



Cabbages and potatoes are too commonly wintered to require 

 much attention here. The former should be put away with the outer 

 leaves and stems attached to the heads. They will keep if left in thin 

 layers in almost any way, in a cool room, but if placed in such a posi- 

 tion that the roots can be covered with dry sand, they will be less likely 

 to shrivel and lose their outer leaves. If many are to be wintered 

 over for spring use, it will be best to select some well-drained spot out 

 of doors and place them with their stems up, in farrows close enough 

 together so that, when one has been filled with cabbages, the heads 

 will be covered with soil when the next furrow is turned. When freez- 



