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effectually throw off rain. Each time earthing-up is done the 

 plants should be dry and the soil dry and crumbly if done 

 when plants or soil are wet decay is almost sure to set in. 



Celery finally Eartned-up. 



Great care must be taken not to allow the soil to get into the 

 heart of the plants. For this reason earthing is generally done 

 by two persons, one to hold the tops together and the other to 

 put on the soil ; or better still, when there is a large breadth 

 to do, two can put on the 

 soil one at each side of 

 the row whilst a third 

 holds the tops. The work 

 can, however, be done by 

 one person if the stems are 

 previously drawn closely 

 together and tied. Ameri- 

 can growers have a simple 

 and expeditious method of tying Celery. A tin containing a ball 

 of twine is attached to a piece of wood, by which it is strapped 

 to the wrist. At the bottom of the tin is a hole for the twine 

 to pass through. The twine is fastened to the first plant, or to 

 a peg pushed into the ground, then passed rapidly round each 

 plant without tying until the end of the row is reached. 



The Broad Bed System. This system has been carried out 

 for a long time in England in some few places, particularly for 

 late crops, but is the only' method practised in the French 

 garden for all plantings, whether late or early. The main 



American Method of Tying Celery. 



