50 CELERY. 



chances are doubtful. If the plants be 

 set at the center of the mound the dirt 

 washed in merely fills the gutters at 

 either side, and the plants are left un- 

 harmed. I have myself lost hundreds of 

 thousands of celery plants, from this 

 smothering, and I doubt not such has been 

 the experience of every other cultivator. 



The trenches should be prepared only 

 in clear weather and when the wind is 

 either North or West, for under such 

 circumstances the soil will possess its 

 greatest power of condensation, and the 

 safety of the crop be more assured. If, 

 however, the ground is plowed when the 

 wind is either South or East this con- 

 densing power is materially lessened, for 

 the soil and atmosphere will be more alike 

 in temperature, and as a natural result 



