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lower than 32®, nor above 35*^, if possible; he said that carrots 

 and parsnips may be preserved during the winter in the ground. 



Mr. Van Wyck said that he had successfully tried saw-dust for pre- 

 serving grapes, and he believed that vegetables might be treated as 

 stated by Dr. Underbill, but he thought it best and more safe to house 

 them, as leaving them in the ground is a hazardous experiment. 



Mr. Hall remarked that the Spaniards export more grapes than al- 

 most all the world besides. He said they preserve them by packing 

 in oak saw-dust and hermetically sealing the vessel in which they are 

 put. As to the opinion that carrots and parsnips can be kept good 

 in the ground through winter, he begged leave to differ. Carrots, he 

 contended, cannot be thus preserved, but parsnips may be, although 

 a bad practice. Housing he considered the safest plan, or they may 

 be packed down in sand. 



