By Mr. Daniel Judd. 



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and still keeping, for some time, the plants in an hollow, 

 as before directed. The process of moulding is continued, 

 through the autumn, gradually diminishing the breadth of 

 the top, until at last it is drawn to as sharp a ridge as pos- 

 sible, to stand the winter. 



In the operation of moulding, it is necessary, in order to 

 prevent the earth from falling into the heart of the plant, to 

 keep the outer leaves as close together as possible. For this 

 purpose, before I begin the moulding, I take long strands of 

 bass matting, tied together till of sufficient length to answer for 

 an entire row ; and I fasten this string to the first plant in the 

 row, then pass it to the next plant, giving it one twist round 

 the leaves, and so on, till I reach the other end, where it is 

 again fastened. When the moulding is finished, the string is 

 easily unravelled, by beginning to untwist it at the end, 

 where it was last fastened. 



If I have spare room enough in my garden, I generally 

 prepare my ground for the Celery crop, during the winter ; 

 and I avoid putting much of a crop in the space between 

 the trenches, especially one that grows tall : for I find Celery 

 does best, when it grows as open as possible. 



