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The Florists' Review 



NOVBHBBR 2, 1916. 



NEHORIAL DAY HEXT 



If you wish to have a money-making crop for this 

 most important holiday, sow some s^ed of snapdragons 



at once.' 



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The accompanying picture was taken at Memorial 

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Vegetable Forcmg 



CELEBY OTTLTUBE AND STORAGE. 



I would like to know the best method 

 of growing celery and how to take care 

 of it during winter. I have 20,000 

 plants set out in double rows, five feet 

 apart. These were planted about the 

 middle of August and seem to be com- 

 ing on fairly well. 8. H. — Mo. 



Keep the celery well cultivated until 

 it is hilled. In your latitude you per- 

 haps begin to hill it up about the mid- 

 dle of October. This can be done partly 

 with the plow, but as you have double 

 rows it will be necessary to use the 

 hands to work some soil in between 

 the plants. It is not a general practice 

 to tie up the heads before earthing up, 

 but if you will give them one tie around 

 each, with raffia or soft twine, it will 

 prevent breaking of the stalks and 

 make the hilling up much easier. The 

 plants should be hilled up so as to 

 cover the plants as nearly as possible 

 before a temperature of 8 to 10 degrees 

 below freezing occurs. With an ex- 

 tremely dry atmosphere and soil, such 

 a freeze may do no harm, but if the 

 ground is wet and the plants are grow- 

 ing vigorously, such a temperature 

 would be likely to severely injure them. 



I do not know how low your tempera- 

 ture is in winter, but it should be prac- 

 tical for you to keep a number of 

 trenches outdoors all winter. Allow the 

 soil to freeze three or four inches thick, 

 then cover it with meadow hay or some 

 other mulch. Celery kept outdoors in 

 this way gives us a little more labor, 

 but the flavor is vastly superior to 

 that of stored celery and it can be kept 

 much later. 



In lifting celery for winter storage, 

 select dry days and endeavor to get a 

 nice ball with each plant. The idea 

 should be to plant the celery so that it 

 will start out and make some root 

 growth. Plants which fail to do this will 

 usually shrivel or rot. 



Celery may be stored in trenches, 

 over which boards are leaned to make a 

 gable roof. Later, as colder weather 



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comes on, some mulch is necessary over 

 these boards. Set the plants close to- 

 gether. If the roots are dry give them 

 some water to settle the soil about 

 them, but do not damp the stalks or 

 foliage. Whether stored in trenches, 

 cellars or special sheds, it is well to 

 leave a little open space after heeling 

 in eight or ten rows. This helps to pre- 

 vent heating and sweating. Some 

 growers pack sand about the roots, but 

 soil is just as good. Wherever stored, 

 care should be taken to ventilate freely 

 during favorable weather. A low tem- 

 perature is necessary for the successful 

 keeping of celery. It will not barm the 



Elants if the thermometer goes a little 

 elow freezing. If you have any spare 

 coldframes, you could store celery in 

 them successfully, or, if preferred, you 

 could make a frame witn plank sides 

 and cover it with an ordinary sash or 

 match board shutters. A special shed 

 or cellar, however, would prove the 

 most satisfactory lor you, as it could 

 be entered in all weathers and the 

 necessary ventilation could be given 

 more easily. 0. W. 



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