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boxes to be placed in the cellar; that is, stand it as near 

 upright as possible, and pack as closely together as can 

 be done without bruising it. No soil or sand must be 

 put between the stalks. As the weather becomes cold, 

 the trenches should be gradually covered with leaves or 

 litter to the thickness of six or eight inches, which will be 

 enough to prevent severe freezing, and enable the roots 

 to be taken out easily when wanted. 



Another method now practised by the market gardeners 

 of New Jersey is as follows : before the approach of 

 very cold weather, (say the middle of December,) the 

 Celery in the trenches is pressed somewhat closely 

 together by passing a spade down deeply alongside of 

 the trench on each side, but about three or four inches 

 from the Celery. It is best done by two men, so that 

 they press against each other, thus firming the top of the 

 Celery in the trench until it is compact enough to sustain 

 a weight of three or four inches of soil, which is taken 

 from the sides of the trench and spread over the Celery. 

 This earth covering keeps it rather fresher than the 

 covering of litter, though, on the approach of cold 

 weather, the earth covering- is not sufficient, and a cover- 

 ing of six or seven inches of leaves must yet be placed 

 over the earth covering. 



VARIETIES TO GROW. 



From 200 to 500 roots are usually required for use 

 by an ordinary family. The varieties I recommend are 

 the Half Dwarf, Golden Dwarf, Sandringham, White 

 Walnut, and London Red. The red is as yet but little 

 used in this country, though the flavor is better, and the 

 plant altogether hardier than the white. A new variety, 

 known as the Parsley leaved, has just been introduced, 



