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must be made on each side of the rows, and as cold 

 weather approaches — say in this latitude by the middle 

 of November — an additional covering of at least a foot 

 of leaves or litter, must be closely packed against the 

 bank, to protect it from frost. 



Perhaps the best wav to keep celery for family use, is 

 in a cellar ; this can be done by storing it in narrow box- 

 es, of a depth a little less than the hight of the celery. 

 A few inches of sand or soil is placed in the bottom of 

 the box, and the celery is packed upright ; the roots 

 being placed on the sand at the bottom, none being put 



Fig. 78. — " BANKING up" celeby. 



between the heads. Boxes thus packed and placed in a 

 cool cellar in November, will be blanched fit for use dur- 

 ing January, February, and March, though for succes- 

 sion, it will be better to put it in the boxes from the 

 open ground at three different times, say October 25th, 

 November 10th, and November 20th. Or if boxes are 

 not at hand, the celery may be put away on the floor of 

 the cellar in strips of nine or ten inches wide, separated 

 by spaces of the same width, divided by boards of a 

 width equal to the hight of the celery. The reason for 

 dividing the celery in these narrow strips by boards, is to 

 prevent the heating, which would take place if placed 

 together in too thick masses. The dates above given 

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