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the depth to correspond with the height of the celery, and 

 of any convenient length from four to six or eight feet. 

 Into this trench the celery is placed after it is dug up, 

 just as it comes from the bed, without trimming either the 

 roots or tops. The plants are to be put in upright, one by 

 one, side by side against the sides of the trench, and the 

 earth then filled in. Another trench is then opened along- 

 side the first and about twelve inches from it, and thus 

 one trench after the other until the whole crop is laid in. 

 The tops are to be left uncovered and projecting a couple 

 of inches. The time to commence this operation is about 

 the 20th of October, and it can be continued at intervals 

 of a week apart ; that first set in the trench will be fit for 

 use by the first of December, and that last put in can be 

 used until March or April. 



When the last lot is put in, the bed should be covered 

 with a layer of small brush to the depth of five or six inches, 

 and on this a layer of leaves, hay or straw should be 

 gradually laid, so that by the middle of December, or 

 when cold weather has steadily set in, it will amount to a 

 foot or more in depth. This mode of covering it with brush, 

 and gradually with other material, will keep it cool and 

 prevent it heating or decaying. As the covering keeps 

 out the frost, the celery can be dug out as wanted during 

 the winter. If there is any danger of water from the sur- 

 rounding land getting into the bed, an open drain should 

 be opened all around the bed, as the bed should be kept as 

 dry as possible. 



The best dwarf sorts are the following : 



Early Dwarf Solid White, Incomparable White of some 

 seedsmen, has a solid leaf stalk, compact heart, well 

 flavored, early and hardy, and blanching readily. 



Boston Market; is hardy, crisp, solid, mild flavored, not 

 liable to become stringy, and blanches quickly. 



