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To preserve celery during the cold months, procure 

 a stone jar and cover the bottom with a couple of 

 inches of coarse salt. Stick the celery stalks in 

 this and add more salt until the jar is full. The 

 celery stalks should be just far enough apart that 

 they will not be crowded and that the salt may sur- 

 round each one. The salt may be used for ordi- 

 nary purposes when the celery is taken out, and 

 the celery will keep fresh and crisp for many weeks. 

 The jar should be set in a cool, dry place. 



To preserve celery out of doors during the winter 

 bank the roots and stalks well with earth and cover 

 the tops with five or six inches of straw or hay. 

 Celery will stand light frosts but it must not freeze. 



CHARD 



Swiss chard is not difficult to grow, yet it is not 

 in common use. The soil should be moderately 

 rich, and it should be watered frequently in order 

 to promote rapid growth. 



Swiss chard should be started under glass and set 

 in the open ground after the soil has become some- 

 what warmed by the sun. 



