122 MAKKET GARDENING. 



of good earth, in which set out the celery, closely 

 packed, the first week of October, and carry the boxes 

 into the cellar. If there be room enough the cellar can 

 contain many boxes and many thousand plants. Have 

 the earth moist in the boxes, and watch for the need of 

 water ; get water in at the roots, a little only at a time, 

 to promote growth. The stalks will stand high up 

 about the sides of the boxes, and as the nights become 

 cooler the cellar doors must be closed. Carefully pull 

 out any dead or dying stalks, and watch for rust, also. 

 In this manner celery is easily kept, and the method 

 is advised for the small operator. 



The last method is that of a temporary outdoor 

 cellar, built for the purpose, in or near the celery 

 ground. A sort of pit or dug-out is made on dry upland, 

 twenty-four feet wide, and as long as needed, each foot 

 in length holding one thousand celery plants. Dig the 

 sides straight down, and cover with sixteen-foot boards 

 for a roof, meeting over the center. Provide fine earth 

 in the bottom and set -out the celery just as described 

 for cellar boxes, then water the roots as may be needed. 

 The structure must be made frost proof. Examine the 

 whole stock every week. A storm door is required at 

 the entrance, also a window with shutter to admit light. 



If the distance is short and the celery carrie.d in 

 wagons, it can be placed in barrels, the bunches resting 

 on the roots, the tops upright. Some precaution against 

 frost is necessary. Chests are made for packing pur- 

 poses, and lined with straw. The bunches are carefully 

 protected from bruising by skillful packing. 



As celery is generally a second crop, the cost is 

 reduced to a minimum. It is planted and cultivated at 

 a season when other things are not demanding much 

 attention, and the crop fills a gap in the garden, when, 

 if not grown, the land might be unprofitable. But the 

 preparation for market, if time is considered, costs 



