528 The KiTcrtEN Garden. [Dec. 



Celery, 



Take advantage of the firft dry and mild day to earth 

 up the celery that requires it j and fee that the plants 

 are firft perfedly dry. 



Break the earth fmall, and let it be laid up to the 

 plants, with care not to break their leaves, or bury the 

 hearts of the plants, for that would rot them. 



Obferve, if pofiible, to earth up the plants within 

 four or five inches of their tops, to guard them from 

 the froft, and to blanch them a good length. 



If fevere frofty weather fets in, it will be proper to 

 cover feme of your befl celery plants with fome long lit- 

 ter or fuch as peas-draw, fern or the like. 



This will protedl the plants from froft, and will pre- 

 vent the ground from being frozen ; then you can take 

 up the plants without difficulty, when they are wanted for 

 the kitchen ; or at the approach of rigorous weather, may 

 dig up a quantity and carry into fome cov'ered fhed, or 

 dry cellar or any convenient apartment, and laid in 

 earth or fand, or under long litter, they will be ready 

 for ufc. 



V 



Endi've. 



If the weather is mild and dry, you may tie up fome 

 of the largefl endive plants to blanch them. 



This fhould be done when the leaves of the plants are 

 quite dry, otherwife they Vv'ill rot in the heart. The 

 leaves fhould he gathered up even in your hand, and 

 then tied together a little above the middle of the plant. 



But if the weather is very wet, or frol'iy, thefe plants 

 fo tied up, being very apt to' rot in the heart, may 

 take the opportunity of the firll dry and mild day to 

 draw up fome'of the fineft plants, and managed as di- 

 refted in the laft month, planting or placing them into 

 the fide of a ridge of earth, either in the open air, or 

 in a dry fhed, or in frames; by which pra£tice you may 

 always blanch enough for the fupply of a family. Sec 

 No'vember and "January, 



Cardoons. 



