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plants half way up, and still another covered Celery almost to the tops. 

 This last lot bleached in from two to six weeks, according as the weather 

 was warm or cool. 



The warmer the place in which Celery is kept, the quicker the bleaching 

 will be complete. In early fall, bleaching^ causes little trouble, whether 

 it is done by tile, paper, boards or earth. 



The great difficulty is to keep Celery through the winter into late spring. 

 That intended for late keeping ought to be left out-of-doors in the rows 

 until severe freezing is threatened, and it should be banked half way up at 

 least. The part out of ground should be protected from hard frost, for this 

 makes the stalks hollow. After the plant has been taken from the ground, 

 it will still continue to grow. If the leaves are green when stored, 

 they will remain green, and a groNvth from the centre will appear, which 

 will always be white. Celery partly bleached when brought in will be 

 better in quality than if the whole process of bleaching be left till after 

 digging from the garden. 



Darkness with a temperature of sixty degrees in the cellar will fit 

 celery for the table quickly. If it is to be kept until spring, then a tem- 

 perature as near forty degrees as possible should be maintained. Last 

 season I saw loo roots brought in before a hard frost, and set on a cellar 

 floor and against the wall, in a space ten by four feet and filled in with dirt 

 half way up the stalks. The hatchway door above was open daily, and the 

 winter air drifted down upon the Celery, which kept until April, when 

 more than half of each bunch, as put in, in the fall, was eatable. The tops 

 were kept cool and often frozen, while the dirt between kept the stalks 

 crisp ; there was no furnace in the cellar. I see no advantage in trimming 

 the roots before bringing then into the cellar, — W. H. Bull, in Forest and 

 Garden. 



MEDICINE IN VEGETABLES. 



THE following information may be useful to some at this season of the 

 year, if not to many, says the California Farmer and Dealer : 

 Spinach has a direct effect upon the kidneys. 

 The common dandelion used as greens is excellent for the same trouble. 

 Asparagus purges the blood. Celery acts admirably upon the nervous 

 system, and is a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia. 

 Tomatoes act upon the liver. 

 Beets and turnips are excellent appetizers. 



Lettuce and cucumbers are cooling in their effect upon the system. 

 Onions, garhc, leeks, olives and shalots, all of which are similar, possess 

 medical virtues of a marked character, stimulating the circulatory system. 



