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extremities of their leaves', and as soon as the frost becomes pretty 

 keen, in a very dry day cover the whole with straw, and over this a 

 good coat of earth. 



When this plan is intended, the celery should in the first instance 

 be planted in rows, east and west, so that when the whole is covered 

 for winter use as above, the south side, especially if protected a little 

 with straw, &c., may be easily opened to take out the plants when 

 wanted for use. 



Or, if you have the convenience of a deep garden frame, you may 

 almost fill it with fresh sand, and then take up and plant ^herein, so 

 close as nearly to touch one another, a quantity of your best and 

 largest celery, and so deep as to be covered within five or six inches 

 of their tops ; place on your glasses immediately, and suffer neither 

 rain nor water to reach the plants, except a very gentle shower, oc- 

 casionally, in warm weather. 



When severe frosts set in, lay dung, tan, leaves of trees, or other 

 litter around the sides and ends of the frame, and cover the glasses 

 with mats, &c., so as to keep out the frost. By this means you can 

 have celery during winter in the greatest perfection, and as conve- 

 nient as you could desire. 



Or, celery may now be taken up when dry, well aired, and planted 

 in sand in a dry cellar, in the same manner as directed for planting 

 it in the frame ; observing, in either case, to lay up the stalks and 

 leaves neat and close, and to do as little injury to either as possible; 

 it does not keep so well, however, as by the above method. 



The beds of celery which were planted as directed on page 461, 

 should, in the early part of this month, be earthed up to within six 

 or eight inches of the tops of the plants, and on the approach of hard 

 frost, additionally earthed to the very extremities of their leaves ; 

 then lay a covering of dry sandy earth on the top of each bed, the 

 whole length, so as to give it a rounding ; on this, place a coat of 

 dry straw, drawn and laid on advantageously to cast off the wet, and 

 of a sufficient thickness to effectually resist the frost ; after which 

 cut a trench around the bed to carry off and prevent any lodgement 

 of water. Here you can have access to your celery, and it will con- 

 tinue in a high state of preservation during the whole winter and 

 early spring months. 



Endive may be preserved in a frame, or cellar, as directed for 

 celery, or as recommended on page 541. 



Cardoons may be preserved either in sand in a cellar, or by bank- 

 ing up a sufficiency of earth to them where they grow, and covering 

 the tops, &c. with straw or long litter. 



N. B. All the above work must be performed in dry weather, and 

 when the plants are perfectly free from wet, otherwise they will be 

 very subject to rot. 



SOWING RHUBARB, SEA-KALE, AND OTHER SEEDS. 



You should now sow the seeds of rhubarb, sea-kale, skirrets, ale- 

 sanders, dill, and any other kinds of seed that do not vegetate freely 



