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tying up or enclosing each midwinter plant as it stood in 

 the bed. Tiles placed about the plants which are so 

 successful in the field, rotted the plants in the moist air 

 of the forcing-house. Heavy bibulous paper did the 

 same. But thick, hard wrapping paper, with an almost 

 "sized" surface, proved to be an admirable success. 

 The stalks were brought together and tied, and a width 

 of paper reaching to within 2 or 3 inches of the tips 

 of the leaves was rolled tightly about the plant. As 

 the plant grew, another width of paper was rolled about 

 the first, and again reaching nearly the top of the plant. 

 Two applications of the paper are sufficient. A month to 

 six weeks is required to bleach the celery by this process 

 in a cool house in April and May. Fig. 45 (page 140) 

 shows the method of bleaching with the paper. 



The seeds for one of our crops of house celery were 

 sown December 10, 1894 ; pricked off, January 8 ; planted 

 in beds, February 6 ; first tied up in paper, April 12 ; 

 second tying, May 9; celery fit to use, May 21 to June 20. 

 The Kalamazoo celery is well adapted to house cultiva- 

 tion The quality of this house-grown product is equal to 

 that grown in the field. 



SALADS, POT-HERBS, AND MINTS. 



Water-cress. Persons who are fond of watercress 

 should know that no plant is easier to grow under 

 benches in greenhouses. If there is an earth floor under 

 the benches of a cool or intermediate house, the plant 

 will take care of itself when once introduced, provided, 

 of course, there is sufficient moisture. Fig. 46 (page 

 142) shows a mat of water-cress growing under a bench 

 in a general conservatory house, near the overflow of a 

 tank. It is not necessary to supply water in which the 

 plant may grow, but it thrives well, with its characteristic 

 flavor, in soil which is simply uniformly moist and cool. 

 The plants may be gathered from brooks or other places 



