PRACTICAL GARDENING 



of sand as a bottom, set the celery plants 

 close together in double rows and pack a little 

 sand about the roots. A space of four inches 

 should be left between each double row to al- 

 low the proper circulation of air. 



In mild climates celery plants may be 

 banked with soil and the tops covered with 

 boards or straw after the frost sets in. Plants 

 stored in this way will last through December. 



Apples. In considering the method of harv- 

 esting any fruit, much depends on the length 

 of time it may keep in storage. Fruit should 

 be handled as carefully as eggs if it is to be 

 kept for a long period. 



If apples are picked carefully a little before 

 they are thoroughly ripe they will keep better. 

 Shelves may be made in the root cellar, four 

 feet wide and four inches deep. Place two 

 inches of clean straw on the bottom and place 

 on this two tiers of apples. Keep the varie- 

 ties separate. Pick the apples over once each 

 month and use the ripest of them, carefully 

 removing all spotted fruit. 



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