20 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Nothing makes the successful cultivator more nervous than to see his fine speci- 

 mens roughly handled by visitors who do not realize the harm, and for the most 

 part will not take offence at being asked to desist. 



10. Stir the soil in the pots frequently, using for a hoe, a hair pin, or table 

 fork. 



11. Keep free from all insects. Nothing is more] indicative of a person's 

 slothfulness than to allow plants to become infested with vermin. There are 

 plenty of good remedies for all troublesome house-plant insects. 



12. Keep pots bcrupulously clean. Dirty pots invite vermin and disease to 

 house plants. — Warren E. Mitchell in Canadia?i Queen. 



Too Many Window Plants. — Do not crowd your window plants. One 

 handsome plant is worth a dozen crowded into the space one should occupy. 

 Never turn your plants, if you want them to be strong and nice looking, and 

 never move from one window to another. Do not wash them to death. Do not 

 make the mistake so many amateurs make, of putting in too large pots. Give 

 them, as nearly as you can, their natural condition, and let them alone. — Report of 

 Illinois Horticultural Society. 





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HOW TO MARKET CELERY. 



IN the preparation of celery for market all depends upon how well it has been 

 grown and blanched, as no after arrangement will atone for the lack of these 

 qualities. All green stems should be trimmed off, leaving the blanched portion 

 and the heart fully exposed. In trimming off the roots a knife large enough to 

 reach one-quarter around the plant should be used, so that four cuts will leave a 

 perfectly square root one inch in length below the crown. In washing I use the 

 common whisk broom, holding the stalk of celery in one hand by the root, top 

 down, and brushing with the whisk and water until clean. To form a nice square 

 bundle I have a board with pegs set (eight inches apart one way and ten the other), 

 and place the stocks in the form tightly (in two layers usually), and tie with one 

 string tightly around the square butts of the celery. This will not injure the stalks. 

 I now revolve the board and tie another string at the top. So tied and packed solid 

 in bulk, celery can he preserved brittle and tender for weeks if kept cool and away 

 from frost. — Theodore F. Baker, Ctimberl and County, JV.J-, in Faun and Home. 



